Need some help from people ouside USA using 220volts

I'm helping a family member overseas and am stumpted.

They have this UPS, and if you look closely it has one 220volt receptacle in the back. Now what has me totaly stumpted is that the computer power plug has 3 prongs.

Now this UPS has 2 prongs and a third prong thats sticking out of the recepticle. WTF???
Is the solution just to get a 2 prong to 3 prong input Adapter to get this to work?

What makes this even more confusing is the UPS power plug has 2 prongs, but it has a spot for the third plug to plug into. (Which would be great, but it wont work as it would be plugged into itself)



ANY HELP APPRECIATED

Look here http://kropla.com/electric2.htm

SSS usually those are sold as universal kits IIRC. When I lived in Morocco (220) the outlets were the same as the US BUT anything bought there electronics wise had the same plug as you are showing.

im pretty sure that one of the prongs (probably the single one sticking out) is a ground. i think i read about this somewhere...

i think it was done because of the higher voltage being "more dangerous" and lots of saftey engineering by comittie. (standards commities, etc)

i believe its a newer way/new standard, and it sounds as if the equipment is on the old standard.

it looks as if its designed to "make" the ground first. and protect hot and neutral unless something is plugged in.

thats all i got.

Looking at the UPS, top prong is earth, right hole is live, left hole is neutral.

Remove said:

Look here http://kropla.com/electric2.htm

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That's exactly what I needed to see. Thanks.

Looks like I need to buy a TYPE E adapter. They looked and they don't sell them there, so I'll order it here in the States and ship it.

Glad to be able to help He who has helped all (and myself) so much.