[ARC5] 125 VAC Line? Make Your BA's Happy,

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Neil,

When did they change the Australian-NZ-Pacific Islands plug so that the top end of the pin is insulated.

I bought an adapter about six years ago from radio shack and the pins are not insulated?

Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: AKLDGUY . <neilb0627 at gmail.com>
To: D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
Cc: ARC-5 Mail List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:40:26 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [ARC5] 125 VAC Line? Make Your BA's Happy,

Good points, except that positioning Earth (what you call ground)
to the right would be safest, since the Active pin is on the right
as you look at the pins end on.

I don't know why the sockets are oriented as they are, except that it
was apparently decided by 1937 according to this, which also shows
pictures of the Australian-NZ-Pacific Islands plug and socket.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Australasian_standard_AS.2FNZS_3112_.28Type_I.29

73 de Neil ZL1ANM