Comment on Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago- Okay, that makes sense.
- Wait, your lamps use a different plug? That seems needlessly limiting/inconvenient.
Comment on Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
rmuk@feddit.uk 2 months ago
The specific-plugs-for-lamps think is very rare these days. The reason for it is that it’s not uncommon for our plugs to be on a high amperage circuit - sometimes 30A, occasionally higher - that can’t be safely controlled with a light switch or similar, so the lamp-only circuit will be capped at, say, 3A with unusual plugs to avoid someone trying to connect a tumble dryer.