What is the best Power Outlet, and why?
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I see a lot of your comments about F being objectively same or better compared to G. The only thing I'd throw into the mix is the socket switch feels so logical, I'm really surprised it's not more standard.
High frequency use case: I don't need my microwave on all the time showing me the time, so I switch it off at the socket unless I'm using it
Low frequency use case: before going on holiday I switch all the electrics off at the sockets
I never understood why every appliance in the kitchen needs to display the time. lol
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https://worldofsockets.comI like Type K because it looks like a smile
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https://worldofsockets.comThey'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.
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Australian, are you familiar with Do Go On?
Do Go On
I am not familiar with them, but I just looked them up and they seem cool, so will see what they've got.
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https://worldofsockets.comI'm quite the Type F fan:
- The plug is recessed, so half-plugged plugs have their pins inaccessible.
- Most modern Type F plugs are Type E compatible, as well as Europlug compatible, which means that if the plug doesn't need to be bulky, it won't be.
- Most modern installations have shutters in the pin holes, which both need to be pushed aside, making it impossible to plug in a foreign object. This unlike the Type G, where you only need to plug in the ground pin to reveal the live & neutral.
- The plug is symmetrical, making it easier to plug in a device in a way that makes the cable work for the user. Besides, having live & neutral plugged into specific sides of a device is not that important for daily use by the average Joe, and if it is, you can just flip the plug.
- The plug is inclined to land on its side, so if you drop one and then step on it, while it still won't be comfortable, it at least won't be as painful as stepping onto a Type G.
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https://worldofsockets.comGlancing over the images... Hmm, okay... Israel being a bit weird... Recessed is definitely better... what the type L is that?
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I declare RJ45 and USB C everything! But for big boi power….. no clue.
Just three phase everything.
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https://worldofsockets.comType C has such a satisfying click when plugging something in.
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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.
