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Subject:Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low?
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sat, 22 Mar 2003 18:15:23 -0800
on 22/3/03 6:04 pm, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> why do the Canadian westys have the exterior electrical outlet down low by
> the rocker panel, and have a built-in power cord instead of the type the
> US/Euro Spec westys have?
>
> anyone know?
> chris

 some sort of CSA (Canadian Standards Assoc. sort of an UL equivalent) rule
I think. The Canadian electrical "outlet" came with power line perm
attached.

 Maybe the CSA thought that allowing the owner to connect 2 ends of a power
cord was asking way too much!

Alistair