British Electrical Plug - FYI
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4xdog
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Fair points. I hadn't thought about a copper shortage being the original genesis.
I always feel like I'm plugging in a 240V welder or something when plug in my PC in Britain. Compact they're not. Look sometime at an IPhone charger done to UK standards.
I always feel like I'm plugging in a 240V welder or something when plug in my PC in Britain. Compact they're not. Look sometime at an IPhone charger done to UK standards.
dslabuda
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It is interesting he mentioned that in the UK prior to 1992 appliances did not come prewired with a plug, and that the kids were taught in school how to wire a plug. I did not know that.
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wssix99
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We have some of these features in the US now, (Lots of fun with tamper proof outlets lately...) so some of this is a bit of rubbish.
shampoop
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Tamper proof? ZOMFG! What did they just get tamperproof receptacles before we did? Sounds great unless you're accustomed to standard receptacles your whole life, you know the ones where you can just plug something in and it works perfect rather than needing to plug it in absolutely perfectly perpendicular and square for it to work? Maybe their tamper resistant receptacles aren't as finicky and annoying as ours.
wssix99
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^ Their outlets are easier to use because of the large outlet. It's easier like playing with Duplo blocks is easier than Legos.
ACDNate
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Friggin hate our tamper proof receptacles. Tough to adapt to after a lifetime of normal receptacles.
Rossco
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Yeah UK plugs are popular around the world.
They tend to stay in the hole better. They are fused. The longer earth pin either metal or plastic opens the Hot & Ne entry. You will notice that wall sockets also have On/Off switches.
Things like stoves are hard wire and tend to have an large illuminated switch near the unit.
I have a UK resepticle in my garage here to run my old UK spec Technics Sterio.
They tend to stay in the hole better. They are fused. The longer earth pin either metal or plastic opens the Hot & Ne entry. You will notice that wall sockets also have On/Off switches.
Things like stoves are hard wire and tend to have an large illuminated switch near the unit.
I have a UK resepticle in my garage here to run my old UK spec Technics Sterio.
1/2 Cup
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We have a similar plug arrangement out here although ours are not fused. Multiple 10 amp Socket outlets are generally on a 20 amp/ 240 volt dedicated power circuits feed from a 20 amp circuit breaker/ earth leakage combo (Residual Current Device).
Our stove circuits are as above generally a 32 amp circuit, hard wired with an isolator adjacent to the appliance.
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MBfreak
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It is quite obvious that the UK std 220 V socket and plug for household applications is a bit big.
BUT.
It is very well made, all have an integral earth/ground pin and phase and neutral are always defined.
The std UK house has a quite large ( 100 A)incoming single phase 220 V supply and then there is a ring feeder going thru most rooms , thus the need for a fuse in each plug.
And some even has a little pilot light and a switch . Neat
So yes , I like the UK household electrical stuff, and wish that the rest of Europe had the same stuff.
But, the one phase supply is not to my liking.
Ola
BUT.
It is very well made, all have an integral earth/ground pin and phase and neutral are always defined.
The std UK house has a quite large ( 100 A)incoming single phase 220 V supply and then there is a ring feeder going thru most rooms , thus the need for a fuse in each plug.
And some even has a little pilot light and a switch . Neat
So yes , I like the UK household electrical stuff, and wish that the rest of Europe had the same stuff.
But, the one phase supply is not to my liking.
Ola