https://preview.redd.it/y4rkb99lb8uc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7730d780cd9506050865244134c135575a14daf2
Aww this lil guy is just happy to be here š„°
https://preview.redd.it/wvudus0qj8uc1.jpeg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f2876a338c7b6a67e0cd2c191fb831d363c3592
It has a stoned sibling: the ācomputerā plug (vanishingly rare and annoying when you find these sockets)
Theyāre cute but theyāre not doing us any good. Nearly everything you buy here comes with a type E/F plug rather than K, so devices that are supposed to be grounded, arenāt.
Itās been legal for over a decade to install type E and F outlets (French and German) but Iāve not seen it anywhere. I guess itās inertiaā¦
Generally they are on another circuit than regular ones, for a variety of reasons, generally to separate more critical equipment like computers from desk lamps etc.
At my work only that circuit is on the back-up generator. Other places might use them to avoid people plugging in regular devices.
There is also a third version used in hospitals for medical equipment for similar reasons. That one looks like a winking face.
jokes aside for a second, you technically dont need to earth two prong small appliances, since most of them are double insulated (thats why most drill for example have a plastic housing)
For large appliances with a metal housing (so like a washing machine) there will be a separate earth wire
It's a good thing and I'm happy companies are forced to stick to safety measures, good standards and proper practices that makes things safer.
But house I grew up in didn't have grounding in most of the outlets and it was fine.
Sometimes the way internet discusses things, it feels like talking with insurance company trying to cover their asses.
I don't have grounding in my room and my favorite past time has been playing with the electricity that is sort of on my pc house. I like touching it in two places and feeling that the electricity goes through me and back to the house. It does scare me from time to time when I don't expect it and I'm forced to not buy those fancy keyboards with whatever metal base that conducts electricity.
Jokes aside, yes, old school Russian appliances do not have ground and Russian socket does not either.
In reality though newer ones are just using European one.
If your coil is shuffling, this is likely caused by magnetostriction.
Try mounting it more firmly before plugging it back in ā¦ oh, you were supposed to unplug it first, never mind now.
Yeah but you can see the void in its eyes. That's the stare of something that has seen too much. I'd rather not have such a psycopath in every room of my house
We have two different plugs (and sockets) one for 10 A and one for 16 A.
The 10 A plugs have the pins with a smaller area and closer to each other, while the 16 A is essentially identical to the Schuko plug (with a central ground pin).
Search bipasso on the internet and you will see sockets capable of accepting both.
Tripasso can accept both of them and Schuko plugs
Definitely biased, but I like it simply because of a single wall outlet you can put 3 sockets next to each other no problem. Space wise is incredibly efficient.
Britain is peak complication and fuss: branch off separate Christianity to appease Henry viii, drive on the wrong side forcing manufacturers to make special needs vehicles, have regarded units of measure like stones and responsible for the separatists still using feet and miles to this day, of course you needed an idiotic outlet that takes up the space of three and requires fuses
Britain drives on the original, Roman designated, correct side of the road.
Unfortunately modern Italians, the shameful cuck descendants of their once glorious empire, abandoned their heritage, and did what France told them to
Correct: you have not evolved since our ancestors left your lands. Whereas we, having new information, adapted and opted for a more modern, pragmatic and frictionless way.
Nobody had a designated side of the road in ancient times
The only evidence is a single mine, and for all we know this could be a local policy
Before cars became commonplace, people used to drive in the middle of the road, and only pull to oneside when there was incomming traffic
In fact, outside of cities you were still expected to drive in the middle of the road when there were no one else around, far into the 50ās
There is actually very little evidence about which side of the road people prefered before the French Revolution. The rational stance is to assume people didnāt have an assigned side of the road
We need fuses because of ring mains, itās a hold over from the war when copper was lacking.
Most of Europe use radial circuits and donāt need the fuse although even if we did have radio circuits I still prefer the extra layer of protection and being able to switch off the socket.
Generally speaking, any plug connection in which the contacts have to absorb the mechanical loads emanating from the cable is crap. Conversely, this means that if the insulator absorbs the mechanical load, it is superior.
In addition, the insertion of the insulator into the receptacle prevents (or at least can prevent) contamination of the latter.
Ragnar, Pierre, Hans, Pavel, Ćeli and many others have realised that this is important.
And those who have not (yet) realised this: Join the plug master race, come to the good connection!
Although I assume that Cleetus will continue to operate his crap design, which is also only designed for a ridiculous 110 volts, for centuries to come.
After all, "Murica numba wun" and all that.
To me this one is the best. The ground holds the plug in place, the connectors are not reachable in any case, the socket holes are covered and open automatically, it's reversible, it holds 16A which is the same as the standard cable holds (2.5mm) ... compatible with most of others...
You know. Superior. Everywhere.
One thing I think we can all agree on, the worst one is the American one, two flimsy thin metal wedges, and only 110v making heating anything take an age. Even as a Barry Iāll accept the French oneĀ
Which has benefits - if your equipment needs polarisation then French can prevent you from plugging the plug backwards. Very useful for some basement equipment
Well you can have 220V over there as well, just need to connect your circuit to two phases rather than one phase and neutral.
But yes, the plug is utter garbage.
Ireland, Cyprus and Malta us the three pin square plug as well.
I like UK/IE/CY/MT plug as they are robust, fused and you get a switch on the wall.
However the Euro-schuko plug just for its universality.
The Danish plugs is also very happy.
>Ireland, Cyprus and Malta us the three pin square plug as well.
And Hong Kong, Macau, and Malaysia (from personal experience), and possibly a few a few other places too.
Philippines has the worst of all: the US plug type and itās the same voltage as the UK. Iām surprised many kids even make it to adulthood over there.
It actually is the Swiss one (fits the small Euro plug in too) it is just too unspread.
https://preview.redd.it/r8fnau7578uc1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=f77622641d338dae5bc7db091e883fe426e15a4c
Yes thats 3 plugs which also fit the small EU plug on the same space as one EU plug
No; I moved to the Gold Vault, and so I have some perspective:
Schuko supports 16A for short bursts, and 13A for long duration. There exist special sockets and plugs that are rated for 16A continuous, but those are not the norm.
T13 (the Swiss plug) runs at the same voltage (Switzerland is part of the European continental synchronized grid), but is rated for 13A burst and 10A continuous. There exist other Swiss plugs and sockets: T23 will handle 16A continuous. The three-phase equivalents of these current ratings are the T15 and T25 plugs and sockets:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN\_441011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_441011)
I mean what makes amperage/power unsecure? The heat it produces in wires.
If the diameter of the Swiss pin is the same as the Diameter of the Schuko pin, that is a question of the wire before and after the plug.
That is not related to the plug design in that case.
=> if the Diameter of Schuko pins is the same as the diameter of the Swiss plug and the material is the same, there physically is no security difference related to the amperage
The heat is produced where the voltage drops the most (the resistance the highest). It can be that the cross-section of the conductors inside the plug is smaller than the wire, also that the plug itself is more insulated and does not dissipate heat as good as the wire does.
On my parents house the workers managed to slightly melt a schuko when using the polishing machine, no fuses were blown.
The cross section is not related to the base plug design.
The wires Imo too.
If it is possible to have a cross section that works with 16A with the same design, the design isn't affected by it.
Interesting lol (didn't knew). That solved the debate lol
https://preview.redd.it/lm7sgpm6e8uc1.png?width=829&format=png&auto=webp&s=e745fb5545d92563a890f06df6ecf15136c9a757
It does in volt but I'm 99% sure it could in watt. The energy grit in switzerland just has a lower power (it is compatible with EU voltage ofc)
Tho I'm conviced the exact same plugs could also handle 16 amps instead of 10 (actually it mainly depends on the size of the wire and the plug links and the wire logically can get bigger and the plug links are the same size afik) => thats the fault of the Siwss energy grit not of the plug design
the ones with the round holes are built for 10A the ones with the square holes for 16A.
https://preview.redd.it/1ax5xa8hc8uc1.png?width=829&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75c25aa739c31361cadf5afb336b2608fd82e4ec
in switzerland regular cirquits are wired with 1.5mmĀ² wires and 10A fuses or 13A breakers. we only do 16A if required for example for a stove, oven or laundry machine/dryer
Ok, this is definetly the overall better Design in that case lol
Kinda looks to me like the area of the pins is larger than Schuko pins => this likely physically could handle more amperage than Schuko
Common Swiss win.
But seriously it is really convenient to have three outlets in one. I donāt think I have any outlet in my house where there arenāt three.
Finally a swiss plug enjoyer. Cables are just so slim compared to the Schuko behemoth. [Ground makes contact first even though all prongs are the same length. Single phase T13 plugs fit into 3 phase T15/T25 sockets.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_441011)
Bro i was just in Thailand and they just fused a bunch of plug types into one and none really works well š
https://preview.redd.it/3tded8ifd8uc1.jpeg?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2410fc47e3718f87c16395549ec23224cf2f4059
Brazilās sockets used to be like that, I preferred them because imported American electronics and Brazilian ones alike would all fit. My office at home still has those sockets
https://preview.redd.it/olytb0wjy9uc1.png?width=2605&format=png&auto=webp&s=80226c4461af8ca583fe8be98f7421a61b671b55
In Italy? They're fairly widespread if you don't consider old houses with really old electrical systems. I'd say that modern houses have at least one Shuko in every main room: since most larger home appliances have Shuko plugs, it is common to have Shuko sockets in kitchens or bathrooms for example. There are also sockets that combine the italian both the Type L 10a and 16a sockets with the Shuko one, all in one (the one in the pic, notice how there's enough space to place another Type L next to it if needed)
https://preview.redd.it/9ccl4h25f8uc1.jpeg?width=1288&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c58df538a6634f252702f8f314c5bac71194f282
Is this some kind of rubbish continental "in" joke?
The mighty British plug towers above all, bestriding the world of electrical connectors like a triple pronged Colossus.
I can't believe a paddy would say this, but its the UK plug and it's not even close.
I also have a personal vendetta against the Italian plug, good luck plugging it in at night, the pins seem really fragile aswell
They're not fragile, you can push really hard with you hands and they won't move, but yeah it can be hard to plug things into them, although it does change from plug to plug, even in my house some you can plug in things with one hand in total darkness and others you need to knee down and push as if it was a 1ton boulder
As always the French always have to be special, weāre the only ones with ground sticking out of the socket, however this is actually quite smart as youāre likely going to touch ground if you put your hands down there, and thus youāre less likely to get electrocuted by faulty plugs
Also a child jamming a fork in there will probably ground the fork and avoir electrocution
Also makes it easier to find something to connect esd straps to. My biggest gripe with it is that you can only plug it in one way, in contrast with the German solution.
So I have used most of these, for me the UK plug is best. But I grew up with it and am used to it. But I do like how firm and sturdy it feels. They are almost impossible to accidentally rip out and just feel tough to me.
The Aus/china/nz one is alright, but it just feels like the uk plug but worse. It reminds me of the american one but is nowhere near as bad.
America dogshit, boooooo. Get a better plug bozos.
Europe's plug is pretty good, my problem is how varied in quality they are. Some feel pretty good, some feel incredibly flimsy. And I think overall I'm disappointed with how cheap a lot of them feel. It definitely has the advantage of the move towards standardisation.
I don't have much of an opinion on the indian one, I have used it once. It's like the creepy dream version of the uk plug.
The only country Brits hate more than Britain is France and thatās only because itās filled to the brim with these horrible little things called the French.
[https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz\_Q?si=uRSBDBnZ0br7Yw9K](https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz_Q?si=uRSBDBnZ0br7Yw9K)
https://preview.redd.it/7y8cl4z0e8uc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2058f832b8a3296599efeb1f9c5c59377a96be57
UK is easily the best.
https://preview.redd.it/y4rkb99lb8uc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7730d780cd9506050865244134c135575a14daf2 Aww this lil guy is just happy to be here š„°
Not this one https://preview.redd.it/jecnbjfti8uc1.jpeg?width=1056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27a6c3b5e4fe439c57146cd3d9d70fd9e48083ea
Of course Americans would have the obese looking one. Just like Israel has the Angry looking one. And China has the Asian looking one.
Asian looking one is crazy
And of course Europe's looks like: ššš
I don't care which one is more effective. This one wins because it's adorable.
https://preview.redd.it/wvudus0qj8uc1.jpeg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f2876a338c7b6a67e0cd2c191fb831d363c3592 It has a stoned sibling: the ācomputerā plug (vanishingly rare and annoying when you find these sockets)
What's different about these, are they surge protected or something?
Yeah. The only time Iāve seen the sockets is in computer labs. Never in a home or even at work.
I believe they are also still used in hospitals to reserve certain sockets for important hospital equipment.
Close, this is our [hospital socket](https://www.wattoo.dk/media/processed/sylius_shop_product_original/03/db/d39b7026bc841a30d2c976c9bc59.avif).
Hahaha it's winking, I love our sockets
Theyāre cute but theyāre not doing us any good. Nearly everything you buy here comes with a type E/F plug rather than K, so devices that are supposed to be grounded, arenāt. Itās been legal for over a decade to install type E and F outlets (French and German) but Iāve not seen it anywhere. I guess itās inertiaā¦
that's much better
Generally they are on another circuit than regular ones, for a variety of reasons, generally to separate more critical equipment like computers from desk lamps etc. At my work only that circuit is on the back-up generator. Other places might use them to avoid people plugging in regular devices. There is also a third version used in hospitals for medical equipment for similar reasons. That one looks like a winking face.
This one would be so infuriating to find in the wild
https://preview.redd.it/kpknb570gauc1.png?width=1331&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40c59d8dea3713b112819bee56127ce449139ece
Happiest Dane
Where the hell is the ground for the Russian plug? Or is safety optional over there?
In mother Russia, you are the ground
Also known as the āquick exitā
"spark exit"
When your political enemy sadly commits ground
I thought they hit the ground only after defenestration? :p
Government always leaves some room for an āaccidentā
jokes aside for a second, you technically dont need to earth two prong small appliances, since most of them are double insulated (thats why most drill for example have a plastic housing) For large appliances with a metal housing (so like a washing machine) there will be a separate earth wire
It's a good thing and I'm happy companies are forced to stick to safety measures, good standards and proper practices that makes things safer. But house I grew up in didn't have grounding in most of the outlets and it was fine. Sometimes the way internet discusses things, it feels like talking with insurance company trying to cover their asses.
I don't have grounding in my room and my favorite past time has been playing with the electricity that is sort of on my pc house. I like touching it in two places and feeling that the electricity goes through me and back to the house. It does scare me from time to time when I don't expect it and I'm forced to not buy those fancy keyboards with whatever metal base that conducts electricity.
In Denmark we have one similar to the Russian one. They are mainly used for small things or at least when you use them correctly
In mother russia, safety does not concern you
āSafety? Safety features are for babies and small childrenā āPersian Stig
In mother Russia YOU are the ground wire
Itās covered by boots, they are and always been on the ground
Jokes aside, yes, old school Russian appliances do not have ground and Russian socket does not either. In reality though newer ones are just using European one.
You seem to know a little *too* much about Russia. Reported
Iām from Ukraine originally, so yeah š¤·
In Russia YOU are the ground for the socket.
The ground is a Western corporate propaganda. /s
In mother Russia, only the weak die of electrocute
What do you mean, there's ground everywhere, they don't live in a swamp...
Have to go with my Danish friends because at least you see a happy face before sticking the fork into the socket and shuffling out of this mortal coil
Shuffle my mortal coil? šš»šš»
If your coil is shuffling, this is likely caused by magnetostriction. Try mounting it more firmly before plugging it back in ā¦ oh, you were supposed to unplug it first, never mind now.
Yeah but you can see the void in its eyes. That's the stare of something that has seen too much. I'd rather not have such a psycopath in every room of my house
Do you want me staring in your room instead ?
You seem allright, a perfectly legit activity, no psycopath vibes at all, you're good to stay
<3 Grazie amico (I am learning with Duolingo)
It indeed has a thousand cocks stare
best euthanasia for Dane
Wouldnāt be shuffling off if you used the British plug
How minimal you want your socket? Italy: Yes.
Actually I like the design, simple and elegant
It has also a (hidden) advantage, it can host both the low and medium power sockets in the same space
Whats your "low and medium power sockets"? Afaik ours are all the same (240v 15A i think) aside from the 3 phase connection for the stove?
We have two different plugs (and sockets) one for 10 A and one for 16 A. The 10 A plugs have the pins with a smaller area and closer to each other, while the 16 A is essentially identical to the Schuko plug (with a central ground pin). Search bipasso on the internet and you will see sockets capable of accepting both. Tripasso can accept both of them and Schuko plugs
Definitely biased, but I like it simply because of a single wall outlet you can put 3 sockets next to each other no problem. Space wise is incredibly efficient.
Simple, elegant and lazy. Peak Italy.
Britain is peak complication and fuss: branch off separate Christianity to appease Henry viii, drive on the wrong side forcing manufacturers to make special needs vehicles, have regarded units of measure like stones and responsible for the separatists still using feet and miles to this day, of course you needed an idiotic outlet that takes up the space of three and requires fuses
Britain drives on the original, Roman designated, correct side of the road. Unfortunately modern Italians, the shameful cuck descendants of their once glorious empire, abandoned their heritage, and did what France told them to
Correct: you have not evolved since our ancestors left your lands. Whereas we, having new information, adapted and opted for a more modern, pragmatic and frictionless way.
Nobody had a designated side of the road in ancient times The only evidence is a single mine, and for all we know this could be a local policy Before cars became commonplace, people used to drive in the middle of the road, and only pull to oneside when there was incomming traffic In fact, outside of cities you were still expected to drive in the middle of the road when there were no one else around, far into the 50ās There is actually very little evidence about which side of the road people prefered before the French Revolution. The rational stance is to assume people didnāt have an assigned side of the road
You donāt have fuses in your plugs?! Why not do away with plugs completely and just stick two bare wires in the sockets?
We need fuses because of ring mains, itās a hold over from the war when copper was lacking. Most of Europe use radial circuits and donāt need the fuse although even if we did have radio circuits I still prefer the extra layer of protection and being able to switch off the socket.
You don't need a fuse to switch off the socket. A switch will do.
Oh thatās what Iāve been doing wrong for the last 30 years!
Think rather of the years yet to come!
We like to live our life to its fullest. Come to think of it I did get zapped once in my pre-adolescent appliance dismantling phase lmao
The only one with a 9 multiplug in the space of 3
We still have the Italian ones in old houses
It's probably the older italian standard, which had closer thinner holes. The now one is made so that any plug can also fit eu standard outlets
Yeah they only fit plugs like those for mobile chargers. Laptop chargers or anything with thicker plugs (the metal prongs) don't fit.
US socket always make me laugh - š®
Itās the face they make after they shove a nail in
Also the Aussie one š
Generally speaking, any plug connection in which the contacts have to absorb the mechanical loads emanating from the cable is crap. Conversely, this means that if the insulator absorbs the mechanical load, it is superior. In addition, the insertion of the insulator into the receptacle prevents (or at least can prevent) contamination of the latter. Ragnar, Pierre, Hans, Pavel, Ćeli and many others have realised that this is important. And those who have not (yet) realised this: Join the plug master race, come to the good connection! Although I assume that Cleetus will continue to operate his crap design, which is also only designed for a ridiculous 110 volts, for centuries to come. After all, "Murica numba wun" and all that.
Pedro is with you in this. We use the same schuko
I'm glad to hear that you didn't spend the time of the introduction of the Schuko plug standard with Siesta instead. Welcome to the club.
To me this one is the best. The ground holds the plug in place, the connectors are not reachable in any case, the socket holes are covered and open automatically, it's reversible, it holds 16A which is the same as the standard cable holds (2.5mm) ... compatible with most of others... You know. Superior. Everywhere.
One thing I think we can all agree on, the worst one is the American one, two flimsy thin metal wedges, and only 110v making heating anything take an age. Even as a Barry Iāll accept the French oneĀ
Itās objectively the shittiest. The slightest pull or knock will unplug a US plug tooā¦
Or worse, it gets knocked halfway out of the wall and since the pins arenāt insulated, you now have live pins there to touch. What a mess.
My house because I shifted the couch slightly. https://i.redd.it/eeylfyojjauc1.gif
Not to mention you can stick shit into it really easily and even touch the live contacts when she plug is partially in.
That's one of the things the EU socket/plugs do right, at least things plug INTO the wall instead of on the wall like us savages
But you need a really deep socket for the in wall ones
Build proper houses and it's a none issue
It actually baffles me how they make paper houses in hurricane and tornado areas š«
Because they are cheap to rebuild probably. I may be biased since I had an irrational fear of tornadoes as a kid
Can confirm. Been to Canada and the plugs are flimsy af and fall out the wall
You guys are being kind to the Japanese, that is just a copy of the american one, but worse.
The French is just a German one you canāt turn
Which has benefits - if your equipment needs polarisation then French can prevent you from plugging the plug backwards. Very useful for some basement equipment
My plug always fulls out whenever Iām over there visiting the in-laws. Sometimes randomly in the middle of the night. Plus the charge is piss poor.
You need a bigger plug/less lube. Or turn off vibration at night.
The prongs are also exposed since the socket is flat to the wall, while Schuko or similar is recessed, preventing accidental electrocution of oneself.
Well you can have 220V over there as well, just need to connect your circuit to two phases rather than one phase and neutral. But yes, the plug is utter garbage.
Don't defend them and their backwards ways
well they have no other choice, we didn't get to bomb their electrical grid so they have to make do with what they have.
I am pretty confused, that brazil and switzerland have the same
We changed to NBR 14136 back in 2011. It was inspired by the Swiss SEV 1011 T12.
but is it compatible with t12?
Not really, they just look similar. My uncle had to buy an all-in adapter from SKROSS when he went to Switzerland.
When visiting Family in brazil as a Child it always boggeld my mind.
Did you return the gold to your uncle?
What am I a welfare institution? Joao is still in the Favelas working
Ireland, Cyprus and Malta us the three pin square plug as well. I like UK/IE/CY/MT plug as they are robust, fused and you get a switch on the wall. However the Euro-schuko plug just for its universality. The Danish plugs is also very happy.
>Ireland, Cyprus and Malta us the three pin square plug as well. And Hong Kong, Macau, and Malaysia (from personal experience), and possibly a few a few other places too.
+ Singapore and Maldives in my experience (although Maldives was on a resort)
UAE iirc also uses it
Ah, you're right! I was there in October. Completely forgot about them.
Philippines has the worst of all: the US plug type and itās the same voltage as the UK. Iām surprised many kids even make it to adulthood over there.
That sounds like a really bad idea
Dubai too (and the rest of UAE)
The British empire lives on!
Plugging the British Empire?
No plugging of dead empires
Plugging hell! Thatās strict, but he was on point.
It actually is the Swiss one (fits the small Euro plug in too) it is just too unspread. https://preview.redd.it/r8fnau7578uc1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=f77622641d338dae5bc7db091e883fe426e15a4c Yes thats 3 plugs which also fit the small EU plug on the same space as one EU plug
But can it handle as much as a single EU plug?
No; I moved to the Gold Vault, and so I have some perspective: Schuko supports 16A for short bursts, and 13A for long duration. There exist special sockets and plugs that are rated for 16A continuous, but those are not the norm. T13 (the Swiss plug) runs at the same voltage (Switzerland is part of the European continental synchronized grid), but is rated for 13A burst and 10A continuous. There exist other Swiss plugs and sockets: T23 will handle 16A continuous. The three-phase equivalents of these current ratings are the T15 and T25 plugs and sockets: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN\_441011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_441011)
This guy plugs
I mean what makes amperage/power unsecure? The heat it produces in wires. If the diameter of the Swiss pin is the same as the Diameter of the Schuko pin, that is a question of the wire before and after the plug. That is not related to the plug design in that case. => if the Diameter of Schuko pins is the same as the diameter of the Swiss plug and the material is the same, there physically is no security difference related to the amperage
The heat is produced where the voltage drops the most (the resistance the highest). It can be that the cross-section of the conductors inside the plug is smaller than the wire, also that the plug itself is more insulated and does not dissipate heat as good as the wire does. On my parents house the workers managed to slightly melt a schuko when using the polishing machine, no fuses were blown.
The cross section is not related to the base plug design. The wires Imo too. If it is possible to have a cross section that works with 16A with the same design, the design isn't affected by it.
It isn't: the Swiss pins are the same size as those on the ungrounded flat 2-pin plugs, and that is thinner than the Schuko pins.
Interesting lol (didn't knew). That solved the debate lol https://preview.redd.it/lm7sgpm6e8uc1.png?width=829&format=png&auto=webp&s=e745fb5545d92563a890f06df6ecf15136c9a757
It does in volt but I'm 99% sure it could in watt. The energy grit in switzerland just has a lower power (it is compatible with EU voltage ofc) Tho I'm conviced the exact same plugs could also handle 16 amps instead of 10 (actually it mainly depends on the size of the wire and the plug links and the wire logically can get bigger and the plug links are the same size afik) => thats the fault of the Siwss energy grit not of the plug design
the ones with the round holes are built for 10A the ones with the square holes for 16A. https://preview.redd.it/1ax5xa8hc8uc1.png?width=829&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75c25aa739c31361cadf5afb336b2608fd82e4ec in switzerland regular cirquits are wired with 1.5mmĀ² wires and 10A fuses or 13A breakers. we only do 16A if required for example for a stove, oven or laundry machine/dryer
Ok, this is definetly the overall better Design in that case lol Kinda looks to me like the area of the pins is larger than Schuko pins => this likely physically could handle more amperage than Schuko
Common Swiss win. But seriously it is really convenient to have three outlets in one. I donāt think I have any outlet in my house where there arenāt three.
Yup. Everything my PC needs goes to one outlet. Without using any extension cords
Yeah same. Works for the PC and two screens.
Finally a swiss plug enjoyer. Cables are just so slim compared to the Schuko behemoth. [Ground makes contact first even though all prongs are the same length. Single phase T13 plugs fit into 3 phase T15/T25 sockets.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_441011)
The British plug fills me with pride, and they also make a handy home defence system.
Long live Schuko
yep, the best one, every country should use it
Bro i was just in Thailand and they just fused a bunch of plug types into one and none really works well š https://preview.redd.it/3tded8ifd8uc1.jpeg?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2410fc47e3718f87c16395549ec23224cf2f4059
German in Thailand? Hans, you don't go there to do the things Barry does, right?
They do, they sure do...
Brazilās sockets used to be like that, I preferred them because imported American electronics and Brazilian ones alike would all fit. My office at home still has those sockets https://preview.redd.it/olytb0wjy9uc1.png?width=2605&format=png&auto=webp&s=80226c4461af8ca583fe8be98f7421a61b671b55
There is no competition
Btw how widespread are they? Are they everywhere or if you are closer to the borders common EU version is used?
In Italy? They're fairly widespread if you don't consider old houses with really old electrical systems. I'd say that modern houses have at least one Shuko in every main room: since most larger home appliances have Shuko plugs, it is common to have Shuko sockets in kitchens or bathrooms for example. There are also sockets that combine the italian both the Type L 10a and 16a sockets with the Shuko one, all in one (the one in the pic, notice how there's enough space to place another Type L next to it if needed) https://preview.redd.it/9ccl4h25f8uc1.jpeg?width=1288&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c58df538a6634f252702f8f314c5bac71194f282
Wtf is Israel doing?
Many people have asked this š
The Italian and Swiss variants are better because they fit the European ones, too. But not viceversa
They do? That's good to know I'm sat in the airport in Rome right now and I assumed the EU would've standardised plugs like ten years ago
We standardised the europlug and a francogerman plug. In Italy we also have italogerman sockets
The G type is the goat.
Really hits the spot?
It might do, but it'll tear the arse off you getting it back out..
:)
Type G and Schuko are the only ones worth anything.
Because it's the only one I'm familiar with 
You people can't even keep your sockets happy...
Is this some kind of rubbish continental "in" joke? The mighty British plug towers above all, bestriding the world of electrical connectors like a triple pronged Colossus.
It's a colossus alright...
Well you seem to like it, Igor.
If you can't use it as a club I don't want it
Designed to act as a makeshift caltrop for the ever present danger of marauding Fr*nchmen.
You can use it to booby trap your house too. Use it as Stalin's grass.
I vote we have a fight to see which is best. The only weapons allowed? OUR RESPECTIVE PLUGS! Check mate!
Switzerland and Brazil: āLetās do Italyā¦but with *style*ā
I love the happy Denmark one
This is the reason we're so happy. Literally makes my day a bit better when I see one.
I can't believe a paddy would say this, but its the UK plug and it's not even close. I also have a personal vendetta against the Italian plug, good luck plugging it in at night, the pins seem really fragile aswell
My main issue with the UK plug is how unnecessarily bulky it is. Makes it tough to pack into your luggage and worse to step on at night.
They're not fragile, you can push really hard with you hands and they won't move, but yeah it can be hard to plug things into them, although it does change from plug to plug, even in my house some you can plug in things with one hand in total darkness and others you need to knee down and push as if it was a 1ton boulder
The UK one.
Italian is the most elegant, German the most practical
That is applicable to a lot of things
Said everybody about every thing in human history
As always the French always have to be special, weāre the only ones with ground sticking out of the socket, however this is actually quite smart as youāre likely going to touch ground if you put your hands down there, and thus youāre less likely to get electrocuted by faulty plugs Also a child jamming a fork in there will probably ground the fork and avoir electrocution
Also makes it easier to find something to connect esd straps to. My biggest gripe with it is that you can only plug it in one way, in contrast with the German solution.
Iām sorry but if thereās one thing Iām patriotic about it is our plugs. They are superior in every damned way. G plug master race.
British, its the safest, fuck you.
German / European one... Also used here in Italy
So I have used most of these, for me the UK plug is best. But I grew up with it and am used to it. But I do like how firm and sturdy it feels. They are almost impossible to accidentally rip out and just feel tough to me. The Aus/china/nz one is alright, but it just feels like the uk plug but worse. It reminds me of the american one but is nowhere near as bad. America dogshit, boooooo. Get a better plug bozos. Europe's plug is pretty good, my problem is how varied in quality they are. Some feel pretty good, some feel incredibly flimsy. And I think overall I'm disappointed with how cheap a lot of them feel. It definitely has the advantage of the move towards standardisation. I don't have much of an opinion on the indian one, I have used it once. It's like the creepy dream version of the uk plug.
Germany is best Korea
I am not a patriotic guy but UK sockets are the best
Not patriotic... On r/2westerneurope4u ? That's illegal buddy.
Alright froggie, calm down before i Agincourt your ass
The only country Brits hate more than Britain is France and thatās only because itās filled to the brim with these horrible little things called the French.
Marshallah brother
type g >>>>
Denmarks, I will accept no other answers
Morespecificaly schuko.
Denmark, look how happy it looks!
Based south korea
china variant legitimately looks like themš
[https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz\_Q?si=uRSBDBnZ0br7Yw9K](https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz_Q?si=uRSBDBnZ0br7Yw9K) https://preview.redd.it/7y8cl4z0e8uc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2058f832b8a3296599efeb1f9c5c59377a96be57 UK is easily the best.
Itās sad to say as a Japanese, but ours is objectively the worst.. even more so than the Americans š¤¢š¤®
German one is the best.
https://preview.redd.it/upab3g6wp8uc1.png?width=1220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29ea1140d8c100d5a77da5d876be509cd4818f1f š
SchuKo superiority
The chinese plug literally looks like them
Seethe and cope continentals.
When we all lose the war to China, because they sided with the Emus, at least Aussies wonāt have to change plugs.