Re: 3 prong ac cables

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From: Andrew Beals (bandy_at_cinnamon.com)
Date: Mon Jul 29 2002 - 15:36:10 EDT


On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:27:44 -0700, "Michael Geary" <Mike_at_Geary.com> wrote:
> > ...IDC outlet strips...IDC->IDC cords...Y-type IDC cord!
>
> I hope I'm not showing my ignorance, but... What is all this stuff? I'm
> thinking Insulation Displacement Connectors (as used with ribbon cables),
> but that's not what you're talking about, is it?

Or it's my wasted youth coming back to haunt me. IEC? Those funky five-sided
power input jacks you find everywhere on computers.

Yeah. IEC. It's an IEEE standard if what I read on Google is to be believed.
 I've seen them at work in 220V versions as well.


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