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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 1:21 pm
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gruss
 
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Originally Posted by GalleyWench
Be careful using those outlets. They have had power surges in the past and fried people's electronics. And you aren't covered because the placard on the outlet indicates what it's purpose is.
They are also noted as being 110V, 400 Hz, as opposed to the 60Hz that typical American utility power provides. Some things won't react well to operating outside their designed frequency range.
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