[rescue] Rescued VAX 4500 question

[Paul Sladen]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On June 7, Mike Katchabaw wrote:
> >
> > On closer inspection, and an attempt to plug a cord into it, I noticed
> > an extra metallic tab in the outlet.  This tab would require the power
> > cable to have a notch in it to fit correctly, and would have an end
> > like:
>
> This is a heavier-duty IEC power connector.

The ones with the notch are normally found on electric kettles over this
side of the Atlantic, hence the generic use of `kettle lead' for all IEC
[computer] power leads.

The ones with the notch tend to have 13A (@240V) fuses vs. 3A/5A in computer
cables.

Dave, what's the third type?

	-Paul
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Nottingham, GB