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115V shaver plugs

Why do shaver sockets accommodate round pin plugs in the 115V outlet when countries with 100V to 120V mains supplies use type A plugs with flat pins? Is there a country somewhere with a 100V to 120V mains supply that just so happens to use shavers with round pin plugs?
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  • The 100ish to 125ish countries all use type A and type B flat pin plugs apart from Brazil - unless somebody knows of any others.



    Unfortunately it seems messier than that... Indonesia apparently use 110V as well a 220V but only uses type C (2 pin Euro) and F (Schuko), Suriname is 127V likewise only on C and F. American Samoa uses F and I (AUS/NZ) as well as A and B on their 120V system.


    Not to mention places like China and Antigua and Barbuda and Peru that appear to put 230V into type A and B sockets.


    All according to the IEC: https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeA.htm


       - Andy.
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  • The 100ish to 125ish countries all use type A and type B flat pin plugs apart from Brazil - unless somebody knows of any others.



    Unfortunately it seems messier than that... Indonesia apparently use 110V as well a 220V but only uses type C (2 pin Euro) and F (Schuko), Suriname is 127V likewise only on C and F. American Samoa uses F and I (AUS/NZ) as well as A and B on their 120V system.


    Not to mention places like China and Antigua and Barbuda and Peru that appear to put 230V into type A and B sockets.


    All according to the IEC: https://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeA.htm


       - Andy.
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