On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 11:19:45AM -0400, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 08:21:15PM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > > It is still commonplace to find the older, not grounded [2] > > connectors, but as Oaxtepec has just been remodeled, AFAICT all power > > outlets you will find there are grounded. > Here in the US I'm using a not grounded converter for the European power > cord of my laptop. Just to make it straight: with not grounded I mean > that it has two pin that plug into the wall and two holes for the > original power cord plug. > Do you know if that converter will work with the grounded power outlets > in Oaxtepec? Here in the US it works, but there are countries (e.g. > France IIRC) where if you fit push something into the ground hole of the > outlet you wont get any power at all ... Do you mean s/if/unless/? There are plenty of home electronics and other equipment sold with only two-prong plugs (US style ungrounded), *because* they need to plug into non-grounded outlets; so yes, a two-prong plug will work fine in a grounded outlet in Mexico, just as in the US. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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