What is the best Power Outlet, and why?
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fuck's happenin in italy
Three prongs widths changed added earth support
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G.
The plugs are shuttered, so they're protected from being stabby-stabbed. The plug's prongs are sheathed so live metal is never exposed, negating the need for recessed sockets. Compared to recessed plugs, it takes less force to insert/remove them, but the oversized prongs and their triangular arrangement means it can safely withstand more lateral stress than any other plugs. Every plug has a fuse appropriate to the appliance so every device has appropriate protection while also allowing any device to be used on any outlet - no need for dedicated outlets for tumble dryers. And the plugs are traditionally right-angled, so once they're plugged in they only protrude about a centimeter, making it easy to plug things in behind furniture.
The whole 'every plug has a switch' thing is bullshit, though. That's just weird.
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
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https://worldofsockets.comK is the happiest. I like that one.
B is shocked (pun!) at what's going on.
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https://worldofsockets.comany of the ones with a ground, i'd say
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https://worldofsockets.comAppreciating the UK's plug (type G) is the closest I get to feeling patriotic.
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Yes G, the UK one, is generally regarded as the safest.
This showcase also doesn't show that UK sockets have flaps come down on the interior of the socket, so unless the longer and shielded earth pin is pushed in first, the flaps exposing live and neutral won't raise.
My mum discovered this firsthand when I was a silly child who tried poking stuff in the plug socket
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fuck's happenin in italy
Compatible to everything. Takes type F without issues.
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K is the happiest. I like that one.
B is shocked (pun!) at what's going on.
H is encouraging me to see things in a racist light.Well, if we are going to hell I might as well say it's "I" that has me racist now that you bring it up
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The British standard is still stuck in 1947, where the expected use cases were kettles, washing machines
People still use kettles and washing machines.
For your USB power supply, mobile charger, LED table lamp, game console, etc., which doesn’t even have an earth connection, not so much.
You can get a USB power strip.
You can still have sockets that accept grounded appliances like washing machines without ALWAYS requiring a bulky third prong that's not gonna get used anyways. And about the shutters you can have them open when both prongs are inserted at the same time
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fuck's happenin in italy
Because it's a hot mess trying to accept both type F and type L. The traditional type L socket has three pins inline. The pin spacing between Live and Neutral for an earthed device using type L is wider than using type F, so plugging in a Schuko won't work in normal type L sockets. However, some type L sockets have extra, smaller holes at Europlug spacing, to accept ungrounded type C plugs.
The picture here shows two Type L sockets with Europlug expansions on the sides (C/L combo), and an F/L combo in the middle.
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https://worldofsockets.comB 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
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any of the ones with a ground, i'd say
I recently bought a house built in 1942. Not only did all the power receptacles lack a ground, they had all also been wired with reverse polarity, and for good measure the lower receptacles in all the outlets had been partially blocked by baseboard radiators added a few decades later. Since each room only had one outlet, I had visions of masses of extensions cords and plug expanders somehow not burning the house down or electrocuting anybody.
Fortunately these outlets had all been fed with MC cable (the kind wrapped in a flexible steel sheath) so it was possible to fix and ground everything properly with new receptacles without having to re-wire the entire house.
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https://worldofsockets.comI like N,C,E,F, and K But I really like the switches on the UK plugs.
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Why? It doesn't make any difference with AC
In the particular case the sign is trying to prevent it's to keep lazy idiots from electrocuting themselves stringing up Christmas lights.
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Does Japan / type-A not have grounded circuits?
Their whole homes are on GFCI
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Because it's a hot mess trying to accept both type F and type L. The traditional type L socket has three pins inline. The pin spacing between Live and Neutral for an earthed device using type L is wider than using type F, so plugging in a Schuko won't work in normal type L sockets. However, some type L sockets have extra, smaller holes at Europlug spacing, to accept ungrounded type C plugs.
The picture here shows two Type L sockets with Europlug expansions on the sides (C/L combo), and an F/L combo in the middle.
Here in Romania we use Type F but sometimes also install a modular Type L socket alongside regular ones because it's smaller and you can fit 2 of those in place of a full Type F/Schuko one. We don't use Italian plugs and so only use them for europlugs (max 2.5A and double-insulated so no ground needed)
(Kind of something like this)I do find it kind of sad seeing them getting slowly replaced even in Italy (I know it won't fully happen of course) because they're very space efficient
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Well, if we are going to hell I might as well say it's "I" that has me racist now that you bring it up
I live with type I (I'm Australian) so it's just a normal socket for me. Though looking at it more critically it reminds me of a female toilet/bathroom sign. Not that it's an exact replica, but it just gives the impression.
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You can still have sockets that accept grounded appliances like washing machines without ALWAYS requiring a bulky third prong that's not gonna get used anyways. And about the shutters you can have them open when both prongs are inserted at the same time
I have literally never felt that British plugs were bulky
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Growing up in the U.S. Ive never been able to shock myself plugging in a type A or B connection. 35 years in and never met someone in person who had ever complained about doing so. Now dryer plugs annoy me. They are the 220/240v, and I know there are at least 3 different types. So I've had to swap the power cords on the dryer in every place I've lived in. (I just keep the old ones). But if you rent a place built in 1970, 1985, and 2010 (random dates). They will all likely have different outlets.
Usually it's from a lack of maintenence causing the receptacle to loosen leaving part of the plug exposed.
