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[YouTube]: American is impressed by sensible British mains plug design
Siwastaja:
--- Quote from: Brumby on December 24, 2022, 12:44:27 pm ---Australian sockets:
In truth, however, you don't see much more than 10A sockets everywhere, with the rare appearance of a 15A that's been installed for a specific reason.
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Are these 10A sockets truly capable of 10A? If yes, it's ample current!
You know the European mess with our "Schuko" bullshit, which is all nominally rated to 16A, but this also means it's completely expected they set your house on fire, and manufacturers of equipment just "need to know" to derate the continuous current to below 8A or so (which made EV charging massively slow, too, not much better than the U.S. 120V 15A plugs).
All Schukos are usually wired and fused at 16A. No one ever admitted the poor design and said "hey, let's change the official rating to 10A and change the fusing accordingly in new installments". So even to this day, new installs use 16A fusing, totally unsuitable for the socket and plug.
Brumby:
--- Quote from: Siwastaja on December 24, 2022, 12:59:25 pm ---Are these 10A sockets truly capable of 10A?
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They certainly are.
What I find is that you usually consider the total load on a circuit to avoid a breaker tripping more than the actual load on any one socket.
themadhippy:
Is it Australia that has/had a plug with a socket on the back ,no multi way strips needed,
TimFox:
I have seen similar 3-prong plugs with socket in the US, but not for some time.
Gyro:
--- Quote from: Siwastaja on December 24, 2022, 12:59:25 pm ---...
You know the European mess with our "Schuko" bullshit, which is all nominally rated to 16A, but this also means it's completely expected they set your house on fire, and manufacturers of equipment just "need to know" to derate the continuous current to below 8A or so (which made EV charging massively slow, too, not much better than the U.S. 120V 15A plugs).
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It seems to be an issue here too - I'm not sure how new this is but there are standard 13A sockets... and 13A sockets suitable for charging you EV!
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