I can't teach, the projectors broke!

[Andrew_C]

You can get cable converters to convert from figure 8 to kettle etc.

From IEC to Telefunken* is allowed, the opposite isn't. If you go Tele to IEC, there is no earthing, this is "A BAD THING".

 

*For clarity - always specify in the direction of current flow.

[mikeprice]

Just wondering - can you convert from the clover leaf to more common squarer power leads?

 

and for that matter - is there a difference - other than shape

 

if I had a fiver for every time I have had to go back for a different power lead - etc etc

[3s-gtech]

You can convert - but you must ensure that if the device has an earth pin, that it has an earth feed to it. So you can’t convert from a IEC C7 (figure 8)with mains plug to a device with an IEC C14 (like a PC PSU) or C6 (Cloverleaf) inlet. You can buy the converters, but using them in this way is unsafe.