What is the best Power Outlet, and why?
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https://worldofsockets.comI'm biased, but Type F
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https://worldofsockets.comType F.
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https://worldofsockets.comEU one as it is the most compatible. Its also smaller for travelling and is compatible with Brazil.
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https://worldofsockets.comIn 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
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https://worldofsockets.comType D is listed but not visually shown. Am I missing something?
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https://worldofsockets.comI don’t know much about the others and this infographic doesn’t go into detail but Type G has a fused live, part-insulated live and neutral pins and the earth pin opens a shutter over the live and neutral in the socket itself.
Nice extra features and would be interesting to see if others have similar?
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G - safest
What makes them safer than the others?
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https://worldofsockets.comwrote last edited by [email protected]Yeah, well, the North American plug is obviously the best. After all, we invent everything electric.
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https://worldofsockets.comThe British one. It has a switch and a fuse, and later versions have age-verification so your kids can no longer plug in your adult toys.
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What makes them safer than the others?
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https://worldofsockets.comHow is type F different from type C?
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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
What's the difference of C and F type?
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What makes them safer than the others?
Earth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
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Earth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
Don't a bunch of them, like I, have an earth pin?
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The British one. It has a switch and a fuse, and later versions have age-verification so your kids can no longer plug in your adult toys.
Had me in the first half. Well played.
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What's the difference of C and F type?
C is mostly for low power devices
F is basically a heavy duty upgrade of C, it's got grounding on the side and can handle 16A (ovens, heaters etc.)
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Don't a bunch of them, like I, have an earth pin?
The video explains it better than I could. But there is a cover mechanism that only opens when the longer earth pin is inserted
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https://worldofsockets.comAs someone living in a country which uses a variant of Type B (without the ground pin), appreciate the design of Type F.
Mainly because it recessed, which helps with making the plug more securely plugged in. I think it has features that makes plugs really secure, and won't be yanked off, which happened to me quite a lot (tripping on a wire, yanking off something off the wall socket, etc).
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https://worldofsockets.comSafety? England
But personally. Type L is beautiful because is so modular. You just get different fruits for different needs. Need an etheret keystone. Get one an plop it in istead of a blanking plate. Need an extra switch? Same thing. All with the same faceplate for any possible combination.
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Type D is listed but not visually shown. Am I missing something?
Don't worry, we will give you the D later
