Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 个月前What is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square445linkfedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1643arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 个月前message-square445linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareumfk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·9 个月前Fusing plugs is completely unnecessary. The only reason this is done in the UK is because of old janky circuits only used in the UK.
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 个月前Wrong, it’s fused because in the UK they have 32A 240V circuits, a fuse is important when dealing with that much current. In Australia we only have 16A 240V circuits as standard so there is no need for a fuse.
minus-squareumfk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 个月前They have fuses because of their ring circuits from after WW2. You’re the one who’s wrong.
Fusing plugs is completely unnecessary. The only reason this is done in the UK is because of old janky circuits only used in the UK.
So still necessary in the UK
Wrong, it’s fused because in the UK they have 32A 240V circuits, a fuse is important when dealing with that much current. In Australia we only have 16A 240V circuits as standard so there is no need for a fuse.
They have fuses because of their ring circuits from after WW2. You’re the one who’s wrong.