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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Type G is UK and we have the best plugs in the world. Go watch any videos on YouTube discussing all the safety features. Work of art they are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Eh, the fusing on the plug is a dealbreaker for me, especially with that load potential

Other features are present in AU (three pin safety, switched outlets, etc)

[–] then_three_more 2 points 6 months ago

The fuse is part of why it's the safest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

What? You’re against a fuse in the plug? So you’d rather the circuit breaker cuts off everything if one thing fails?

Edit: After searching online it’s not even a debate. The UK has the best plugs.

Germany and Australia also have highly regarded plugs but still ranked 2 and 3 respectively.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Remember, all sockets are Type C if you push hard enough.

Edit: this advice applies equally to USB.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Did some travel recently and was exposed to some new plugs after using type A/B all my life. Big fan of type G, hated E/F.

[–] DacoTaco 3 points 6 months ago

As a life long user of type e, can i ask what you hated about it? Really curious tbh

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I sometimes wonder if other parts of the world label their local specification as Type A.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Type B should be Type O. Looks so Negative.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I've never known any of these to be identified by letters. Where I am in North America, I tend to refer to receptacles by their NEMA code.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Type B has definitely seen some shit. And type K stands for kute I'd guess?

[–] angrystego 2 points 6 months ago

I was really hoping this was about electricity and I'm not disappointed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Type I best. I don't have anything to back that up but also it does stay in pretty good and it's my one so yeah

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Would it be possible to put a fuse inside type F (schuko) and C (europlug) plugs like they do with the G (british) plug?

[–] Yamayo 1 points 6 months ago

You don't need a fuse with modern installations. Still, if needed, there are options that have it in the wall plug.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can definitely see who named these.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I think you've got a typo in your graphic

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