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Here in the States, I've already banished non-Metric "Freedom units" from my workshop. I can do the same with 120v. (And indeed: Back in the mining days, my
by ssl-3 2y ago
Here in the States, I've already banished non-Metric "Freedom units" from my workshop.
I can do the same with 120v.
(And indeed: Back in the mining days, my somewhat diminutive rig was running from a dedicated 240v circuit. It made my already-efficient power supplies a tiny bit more efficient, and it saved a bit on copper.
I've already got plans for 240v outlets in the kitchen.)
- shawnz 2y ago> I've already got plans for 240v outlets in the kitchen. Likewise, I just need to find a kettle with a NEMA 6-15 plug
- lsaferite 2y agoThat was a good chuckle, thanks! The image of that honkin' big plug on a kettle is great!
- ssl-3 2y agoMaybe you're thinking of NEMA L6-15 or 14-30 or something? 6-15P isn't big or honkin'. It is about the same size as a regular US plug, and differs mostly in that the contacts are just rotated 90 degrees. If anything, it's a bunch smaller than what much of the rest of the world plugs their own kettles in with, like a British type G or a Schuko.
- ssl-3 2y agoI'm OK with installing my own plug into an appliance, like the Brits used to commonly do for approximately everything. But (and I'm literally splitting hairs here) I'd like to find a 6-15P that has a captive fuse (like US christmas lights have), first: The 13A maximum that a British appliance expects as a maximum is lower than the 15- or 20- amp circuit breakers that are listed for use in the States. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to exist.