Again, in thinking about it, I assume the regulatory agencies point of control is the equipment or more specifically the chassis plug (ex: C14 in the C13/C14 pair). If the equipment cannot draw more than the rated current then the power cord that plugs into the equipment is automatically...
I am guessing that what this means is that to insure that a piece of equipment with a C14 plug is certifiable for use worldwide you would need to insure that it drew no more than 10A @ 120V even though it could draw twice that in a 220V environment.
Similarly you would be restricted to 16A at...
I think you are misunderstanding my question. Regulatory agencies (OSHA?, UL?) don't deal in practicalities, they deal in possibilities. Would they approve a cord with a 15A plug but where the wire was rated for say 10A? Maybe they do all the time, I don't know. Practically this may work...
While the C13 looks like a plug, it is actually an "inline socket". Please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector
I am sure that everyone has seen and used these power cords, there are millions of them around.
While it is easy to say, just don't plug such a cord into equipment that...
Power cords with a NEMA 5-15P plug on one end and IEC C13 plug on the other a very common. In looking through specs I find that the 5-15P is rated at 15A while the C13 is rated at only 10A. I would think that the powers that be would not allow this as it could be potentially dangerous.
Is...
