What is the best Power Outlet, and why?
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any of the ones with a ground, i'd say
Ground is a bit overrated, which is why the Japanese don't use it. They use GFCI instead.
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B or N. They’re simple and effective, grounded but optionally, but most importantly you can fit two in a small space.
I can’t tell if N is polarized though, so B is the boss
wrote last edited by [email protected]B is upside-down in this picture.
Technology Connections has a whole youtube about how ground should be up so if you drop something and it hits the wire its not dangerous.
Because yes the connections do become live before you push them in the whole way.
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It's type N, the one that was invented by the EU to standardize Europe into one outlet. It was literally designed to be the best. Unfortunately killed off by lazy bureaucrats but not before Brazil and South Africa adopted it anticipating Europe would join in.
Type N is extremely common here in Sweden, without the ground part. Homes only have the F sockets, but extension cables usually combine both and tons of devices use the N plug
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does type A just have no ground?
It's the oldest standard on the list, and is still around older homes in the USA. They used to be equally-sized (aka unpolarized), but later on they had a bigger hole for neutral (polarized). They're not up to code anywhere anymore though, you'll only see them in older houses before the grounding pin was required.
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https://worldofsockets.comwrote last edited by [email protected]why are the flags so shitty compared to the map? why even include them if they're gonna be so inaccurate
edit, wow i really fuckin hate whoever designed this
edit its worse and worse every time i look at it!!!
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Oh, a list of things each identified by a different letter, better put them in a completely random order.
and then include a map that doesn't match the flags!
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https://worldofsockets.comwrote last edited by [email protected]I really think we should give japan more shit for this. Type A is terrible on it's own merits, they don't even polarize it. But then they have the gall to use two different frequencies with the divide in the middle of Honshu (the big island with the major cities). And unlike reasonable people they don't do a "50 hz gets this plug, but 60 gets a non compatible one". No, both use the plug that North America phased out over safety concerns.
But to answer the question, type B is nice and homey, but types I and N feel a fun mix of weird and foreign but close enough to be interesting. Most of the rest just feel like various "yeah it's a circle with two circular prongs all right"
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https://worldofsockets.comI defer to Technology Connections
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These are the best anyway
Nah, they're too power limited. What you really want will require a 3 phase hookup to the bedroom.
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why are the flags so shitty compared to the map? why even include them if they're gonna be so inaccurate
edit, wow i really fuckin hate whoever designed this
edit its worse and worse every time i look at it!!!
Yeah, instead of flags next to the outlets it should've been the colors. (Or flags over the colors.)
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So you can turn it off without unplugging it. Some devices say “unplug after use” eg. toasters, but instead just switch it off. Good for decorative lights, blenders, cats
i too unplug my cats before i go to sleep, every day
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They're all functional, but the UK's Type G plug is the best of all plugs out there IMHO. I'm a Yankee and our plugs are fine, but the shutter design and built in fused plugs of the Type G are just.......chef's kiss.
and the one drawback of the loose plug is painful to step on is easily solved by... having a freaking switch on each outlet so you can keep them plugged in.
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https://worldofsockets.comtype I look sexy so that is the best
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They're all functional, but the UK's Type G plug is the best of all plugs out there IMHO. I'm a Yankee and our plugs are fine, but the shutter design and built in fused plugs of the Type G are just.......chef's kiss.
Well you would better off putting the fuse in the device not the outlet. But the uk used ring circuts and those are extra dangerous and need the fuse for safety.
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Fusing plugs is completely unnecessary. The only reason this is done in the UK is because of old janky circuits only used in the UK.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Wrong, it's fused because in the UK they have 32A 240V circuits, a fuse is important when dealing with that much current. In Australia we only have 16A 240V circuits as standard so there is no need for a fuse.
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In my opinion it's Type-F
Because:
- It's bi-directional
- It's grounded and ungrounded plugs use the same socket
- It's already widespread (50+ countries) source
- Your fingers can't touch the live wire as you're plugging in a wire
- It's recessed
- Low footprint
- Accepts Type-C
Because:
- It's bi-directional
This is very convenient, and not a problem in 99.9% of cases, but there are some devices where it's important to not have the hot and neutral wire swapped
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why are the flags so shitty compared to the map? why even include them if they're gonna be so inaccurate
edit, wow i really fuckin hate whoever designed this
edit its worse and worse every time i look at it!!!
I think this is two formerly separate infographics stitched together
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https://worldofsockets.comEven tho I live where type F/C is common, I know that type G is the best. Reason is that ground pin always connects first and disconnects last. This is an ultimate way to make ground pin.
Also, type F/C and some other types sometimes doesn't have ground. There is literally not a single type G plug/socket without a ground. Simply safer.
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and the one drawback of the loose plug is painful to step on is easily solved by... having a freaking switch on each outlet so you can keep them plugged in.
I've always been of the opinion that type G's biggest problem was how painful it is to step on and that the switch is pointless (as per my earlier comment)... the fact that those two cancel each other out is actually a bit of a revelation.
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Well you would better off putting the fuse in the device not the outlet. But the uk used ring circuts and those are extra dangerous and need the fuse for safety.
That's actually how it works: appliance's plugs have a fuse for the appliance so each device gets a sensible level of protection. The outlets don't have fuses, but the circuit does.
