Thank you for the clarification, that makes sense. Interesting solution to an otherwise very deadly problem
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Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 day agoThe UK design probably wouldn’t short this but still a dangerous thing to do. The live and neurtal pins are insulated so by the time they have made contact in the socket there are no bare pins to make contact.
rogsson@piefed.social 1 day ago
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 20 hours ago
In the UK we have a standard which is kind of the authority of ensuring items confirm and are safe. These plugs will be BS 1363 (BS means British Standard). If you Google that you’ll find the details.
The sockets have an internal mechanism which only opens when the top ground plug which is longer pushes the live and neutral open while they are so far in that they are insulated.
It really is a very well thought out design. It’s not often I get to feel proud being British but this design is one that I do!
NovaVeles@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And in typical Aussie fashion, we ripped that off for ourselves!
endless_nameless@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I wonder if it would be legal to build a home in the US that uses UK plugs, at a glance these seem far superior (at least in terms of safety)
When I was a kid I used to plug a lamp in half way and stick my finger in between the prongs because I was so curious. Never got hurt. If I ever have a kid they will probably do the same if they’re anything like me…
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 18 hours ago
Yeah I don’t know. Assuming you can legally, that it meets regs, then you need to account for the mains voltage and frequency. These are made for 230v 50Hz.