All, I was talking with a client recently about shipping line cords to various countries around the world and how some do not allow the incorrect cords within a shipment while others do. Brazil, as far as I know, does not permit incorrect cordage. Argentina, Australia, and China (PRC) are all mutually exclusive. South Africa and India are mutually exclusive. Japan, Taiwan, and the United States are all mutually exclusive. If not prohibited, it is frequently cheaper to include multiple cords rather than create multiple regional SKUs when products are in low-volume production.
That said, apparently the China market often likes to use US-style receptacles (types A or B), even though they use 220 V (😬). The US-style plug has better density (twice as many receptacles in the same space as the China receptacle (Type C, or I ?), and with the US receptacles, there are many more aftermarket cable options available. So I suppose that's my question: "Is this usage typical in China?" Of course, the big issue is that the US plug is not rated for the higher voltages, even though historically some people may say it works. I even fouind a website that shows this, https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/electricity.htm I believe it is critical for manufacturers to not condone the use of the US plug in this manner, which appears to be common practice. And I usually advise that this type of usage should never be described, recommended, or mentioned in any manuals, brochures, or other written material produced by a company, either externally or internally. If anyone is injured and an investigation reveals agreement with this usage, the company may be held liable. Thoughts?? -Doug Douglas E Powell Laporte, Colorado, USA [email protected] LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/coloradocomplianceguy/> (UTC-06:00, US-MDT) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: [email protected] Rick Linford at: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
