To answer both your question and the one above
The kit was destined to be installed in a 110V environment. We had indeed thought about plugs; there is even a standard for 110V UK-style plugs: they have the pins rotated 90 degrees, so that the big earth pin is "sideways" and the live/neutral pins are "up/down". All very sensible.

[Aside: also great fun, as the average person won't spot this difference. Swap their plugs and they'll spend ages wondering why an apparently normal plug won't go in, until they are questioning their sanity!]

Yes, sensible people with sensible, non-interchangeable plugs. So how had I managed it? Well, the sensible people had mandated the plugs at the end of the cable, but not at the monitor itself - it was the same, standard "kettle" plug for both monitors. So I'd unplugged my existing, 240V monitor, grabbed a replacement, and simply plugged the same cable into its rear.


FZZZZZTT!
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 17:34, 1 reply)

Just as you think you've made it foolproof....
... as they say.

Edit - I've seen one of those plugs BTW, but I don't remember where and it was out of context so I didn't know what it was for. I do remember thinking that it looked odd and taking a few moments to work out why.
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 17:37, closed)

Just found 'em.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#U.K._Walsall_Gauge_plug
( eXOBeX, Sun 13 Feb 2011, 17:26, closed)