Why?
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Why? Type-A is worse from a safety standpoint since you can install Type-B upside down to avoid 'metal object falling into loose plug causing a short' situations and is (from my understanding) part of the reason the US switched off a Type-B style. I'm not informed on Type-C or Type-F but those ones also look like they don't guarantee polarity (not always an issue but it can be).
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Why? Type-A is worse from a safety standpoint since you can install Type-B upside down to avoid 'metal object falling into loose plug causing a short' situations and is (from my understanding) part of the reason the US switched off a Type-B style. I'm not informed on Type-C or Type-F but those ones also look like they don't guarantee polarity (not always an issue but it can be).
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Fine, I'll concede that on a new outlet type B has a decent grip on the plug. Sadly, the majority of outlets I've interacted with over the years are worn to the point of being just as bad. Plus, the fact that you can have an appliance plugged in and working with part of the prongs exposed is just a safety issue that should've been fixed decades ago.
But okay, I suppose that goes for type A as well on top of it being an inferior design so I'll retract my statement.
