We’re still taking about electrical sockets… right?
I mean as a female socket it could have the “fat holes” - because the current limiting interface is the thin, male part that goes into the outlet. It’s not like a consumer will feed back 16 power into the outlet.
froh42@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Oh god no. It’s not about feeding in 16A, it’s about consuming 16A thereby overloading the wiring. If everything else is OK, trying to consume 16A should trip the fuse, still - if that doesn’t work, you’ll get a certain (normally very small) fire risk.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Okay, fair point, but that’s the same issue as connecting muliple consumers to the same wall outlet via an extension cord / multisocket.