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Actually, you may want to go with a bare cord, or no cord, and let the user connect to their preference. In my industrial exposure, non locking is common in administration, but rare in process (excepting 120v utility). Guess it depends on where your end use is targeted.

 

Can you not design your equipment with an IEC 60320 C13 (or perhaps a C19 as you're on the limit of the 10A rating) inlet for use anywhere in the world and supply or let the user supply a cable to suit local mains sockets?

 

Hello JDT,
one of your questions was:
Does this look correct? Is this general in not just the USA but in the whole of North and South America? Anyone from Brazil, Mexico, Canada, etc. care to comment?
D.R. is only a tiny little part of America but a little different in electricity than the U.S., 18 years ago, when I came hear, about 60% of the fatal accidents of Dominicans happend in using or robbing electricity.
Here you got three lines: one is zero and two times 120V60Hz, earth does not exist. Between the two 120V lines you got 240V.
For the 120V they use the outlet 5-15 and for the 240V the 6-15.
So the 240V is 2ph without earth.
That's why european electronic (220V 1ph earth) always gives up after a short time.
I think you should contect the electricity Companies in South America to get more information.
Dieter

 

Here you got three lines: one is zero and two times 120V60Hz, earth does not exist. Between the two 120V lines you got 240V.

Sounds the same as N.A. only the C.T. here is earth grounded.

So the 240V is 2ph without earth.

except it is referred to as 1ph not 2ph.
Max.

 

Excuse me MAX,
you're right it is 240V 1ph.
Thanks Dieter