Comment on Why are plug sockets region locked?
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months agoI think the rotated pins on British sockets is reserved for high-current appliances? similarly to how type L has an identical but larger 16A variant
Comment on Why are plug sockets region locked?
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months agoI think the rotated pins on British sockets is reserved for high-current appliances? similarly to how type L has an identical but larger 16A variant
greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 2 months ago
There are higher-capacity versions of the plugs that are rotated, yes, but there are the standard 13A socket with the pins rotated to disallow usage of it to the general public.
Some systems have the earth pin shaped like a T instead