Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)
David Smith <sidicas2@gmail.com> writes:
> Just about all computers here in the USA with the exception of (some)
> battery chargers use B-Plugs.. You can plug A-Plugs into B Sockets..
> It's a safe bet that all the dorm rooms will have at least one B-Plug,
> but it would be good to get a confirmation and whether or not there are
> any guarantees in regards to that...
The additional prong on a B plug is ground, which is mostly unnecessary
with US wiring for most devices. It's common for US laptop power supplies
to have an A plug.
You can't be absolutely guaranteed to have a B plug available, so if you
have the choice and you're talking about a laptop and not something like a
hair drier, I would go with an A plug. That being said, any building
whose electrical wiring has been built or rennovated in about the last
forty years probably has B sockets.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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