Fun fact, the only reason North America can get away with our dinky plugs and sockets is because we only run 120V. Anything here that’s 240V will have a much beefier plug and socket, more similar to the UK plugs. Heres a 240V/30A and a 240V/50A.
Comment on British plugs
foggenbooty@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I’ve seen a few videos on these and the benifits of european plug design. My only gripe with it is the size. I know it would be a pain because everything is already built for the the current standard, but an updated “micro” plug would be a lot better.
In fact, why doesn’t the whole world collaborate on a new plug design that takes the best from both and combines into a 110/220 auto sensing plug. Sadly i don’t see that happening any time soon. It’s much more likely that USB-C continues to gain ground and becomes the defacto DC power standard for consumers.
kieron115@startrek.website 17 hours ago
alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
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