Asklemmy

47125 readers

2082 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS

[EU] I want to replace an old multi-socket but the majority of the ones sold today don't have this pin? Why is that and does that mean they are not connected to the ground? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

34 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I've always known these with pins, or are they replaced by those two tiny plates on the side?

Edit: example of one of the most sold models https://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/387671120546

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago (4 children)

UK plugs are superior.

Until you accidentally step on one.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are not designed for this purpose.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not with that attitude!

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not my volt.

[–] jxk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

I thought Britain uses pound square foot square fortnight per Coulomb instead of Volt?

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

That's why they are superior!

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Schuko are even more so. Miss me with those 3 prongs.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Schuko plugs are less likely to remain lying flat tho. Also they their prongs are rounded.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you mean with flat? Like angled plugs?
And why is it important that their prongs are rounded?

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean for it to remain flat on its back with its prongs facing upward, with enough support to maintain its position while being stepped on. Having edges on its prongs would inflict more pain, with higher chance of causing real injury.

Basically UK plugs are more superior of you're a sadomasochist.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Ah okay.

I assumed you were talking about the functionality and form (I have never seen slim versions of the UK plug as they exist at least in Germany)

[–] LegoBrickOnFire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Swiss plugs are the best. I won't be neutral on this !