BenGWeeks on Nostr: Some interesting (I think so anyway) facts about the UK plug: - Every plug is fused ...
Some interesting (I think so anyway) facts about the UK plug:
- Every plug is fused (3A, 5A or 13A normally)
- The earth pin is long to ensure the appliance is earthed before the live and neutral pins connect
- The earth pin also mechanically unlocks shutters for the live and neutral so kids can’t as easily stick things in the sockets
- As you can see in the picture, the pins are plastic at the bottom, meaning fingers are less likely to touch metal when plugging it in or risk or arc-ing
- It’s much more stable than the two pin designs of US/EU with thicker square pins that offer better connection
- Plugs are rated to 230V at 13A which is higher than a lot of other plugs
** NOT ELECTRICAL ADVICE, I AM NOT AN ELECTRICIAN ;-) But from what I know it seems like some pretty cool design decisions.
Travel hack: The Tessan travel adapter is pretty cool device that goes everywhere with me with 5 USB sockets (up to 65W in C4).
- Every plug is fused (3A, 5A or 13A normally)
- The earth pin is long to ensure the appliance is earthed before the live and neutral pins connect
- The earth pin also mechanically unlocks shutters for the live and neutral so kids can’t as easily stick things in the sockets
- As you can see in the picture, the pins are plastic at the bottom, meaning fingers are less likely to touch metal when plugging it in or risk or arc-ing
- It’s much more stable than the two pin designs of US/EU with thicker square pins that offer better connection
- Plugs are rated to 230V at 13A which is higher than a lot of other plugs
** NOT ELECTRICAL ADVICE, I AM NOT AN ELECTRICIAN ;-) But from what I know it seems like some pretty cool design decisions.
Travel hack: The Tessan travel adapter is pretty cool device that goes everywhere with me with 5 USB sockets (up to 65W in C4).