I just picked up a Euro style plug (continental) at the local parts shoppe. Its a two round prong plus side grounding contacts at top and bottom. Upon closer inspection, it also appears to have a socket at the
12 o'clock position that will accept a mating (round) ground pin in a receptacle so equipped.
I've seen two hole receptacles. I've also seen the ones with the recess and the side ground contact. Where to they hace a recepacle with two holes (at 3 and 9 o'clock) for hot and neutral and a pin at 12 for ground? Since there is only one pin, this could suggest that the plug/receptacle may be polarized. If so, which side of the receptacle (looking into the receptacle) would be neutral and which hot? In countries that use the side grounding contacts, I understand that there is no defined polarization. Correct?
The brand name on the plug is Legrand.
I may burn in hell for this, but I'm goint over to that side of the pond and I'm making my own adapter from a USA 3-way extension cord head and this plug.