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Simon:
It's a joke, lets not get into "that" debate.

MadScientist:
I have moved from U.K. plug land ( Ireland ) to Schuko ( Greece ) I way prefer Schuko

wraper:

--- Quote from: MadScientist on October 22, 2022, 03:18:09 pm ---I have moved from U.K. plug land ( Ireland ) to Schuko ( Greece ) I way prefer Schuko

--- End quote ---
Schuko is garbage. Non polarized and unreliable. I've seen plenty of them eventually fail with melted and carbonized plastic around terminals when intensely used close to the max rated current. And those were sockets from reputable manufacturers like Siemens. Sockets from less reputable manufacturers have an unreliable contact even with light use. Sockets which are protected from inserting things are garbage too. UK socket mechanism relies on earth prong to release the shutter on live terminals. Schuko is either unprotected, or even worse, protected and relies on garbage shutters you need to push though with a lot of force, some sockets are nearly impossible to use because of that. Works especially bad with phone chargers and similar things which often get damaged with bent or broken prongs as a result.

tszaboo:
Well, we all know there is a clearly superior mains wiring solution, and you are already using it. It is IEC 60320 C13 and the E plug. The C13 plugs are virtually on every computer and home equipment with replaceable wiring. It's 1/4 the size of the British plug and about the size of the American 2 prong (which is hot garbage). It exist in lockable version. Extension cords interlock, you only would ever need a male to female version of the cable. Extension boxes are super easy to wire and to make them reliable and it is polarized. And it's an existing standard.

Simon:
I believe shuko are 16a rated? In Italy they have similar plugs, one size is 16A and the other 10A, most sockets are dual size, they also have shuko, it's a right mess. The UK used to have a 3 pin plug that is the roughly the same shape as the current ones but with none of the considerations of the current ones, then there were 2 or more sizes.

I've put 16A through a UK plug, they handle it, get a bit warm but quite happy. I've heard of one finally melting at 46A

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