I do prefer English plugs. Euro can wear out or just not hold in as well if they’re cheaply made. Never ever had that issue with English ones.
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LordWiggle@lemmy.world 1 month agoEuro plugs are perfect. They connect well, have no live metal exposed, power strips are safe, it can handle 230V Without a problem. They are being copied everywhere because they are well designed.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
LordWiggle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Never had that issue with euro plugs. Downside of UK plugs is there’s only one orientation you can plug them in. And those plugs are really chunky. I have many synths, with many power plugs, I wouldn’t know how to plug them all in at the same time. I would need maaaany power strips.
Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Couldn’t they’ve made it in a smaller form factor?
bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 1 month ago
Europlugs are small, similar to us plugs. But the bulky schuko is very common in Europe. Europlugs are compatible with schuko sockets and many others.
You can fit two or three europlug sockets in the same amount of space as one schuko or British socket.
bampop@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Put a schuko adaptor on a UK plug and you have a device for fucking up schuko sockets
k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Ooh, I don’t think I saw those in my trip to Europe over a decade ago. They’re nice; they look so much more compact.
LordWiggle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not safely with 240V. The smaller US plugs can only take 120V. The benifit of the larger plugs is they are more rigit, don’t come out easily and provide proper insulation. Thin EU plugs exist, but aren’t sufficient for heavy users. Lamps and phone chargers have the narrow plugs because they don’t pull as much power but a heavy device needs a bigger safer plug. Like a microwave, a PC or a table saw.
Jesus_666@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think the Swiss have the best Europlug-based system. Their three-conductor plugs have the same footprint as basic Europlugs, which makes for very dense plug arrangements. Unlike e.g. the German Schuko plug they only fit in one orientation so you get no polarity issues.
It’s pretty neat.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not an issue, you can swap line and neutral freely. It becomes an issue if you want to use three phases and a three phase motor (because the order of phases is important) but that is covered by other sockets. Plain old Schuko is one phase, LNG.
bricked@feddit.org 1 month ago
What do you mean by polarity issues? AFAIK alternating currents don’t have a polarity.
Jesus_666@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s quite how AC outlets work. Line and neutral can intentionally have different potentials relative to ground depending on how the house’s electrical system is designed. This can become relevant in certain situations like very simple devices (think “lamp socket with a power plug”).
A plug that can’t be inverted makes this a non-issue.
Fenderfreek@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Orientation of hot vs neutral
bampop@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Those 3 way plug outlets are pretty cool
LordWiggle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I prefer the Tesla system. Wireless power. But yeah, something with Edison or something. And these days Tesla is a nazi thing so never mind I guess