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What is the best Power Outlet, and why? (media.piefed.social)
submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) by Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 5 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Huh, I never knew Australia shared the same power point as china, thought we were on our own. Good to know not EVERY country is suffering through inferior plugs

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 15 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

Australia's plug isn't bad, in fact, it's one of the best.

  • The angled blade pins ensure polarity will always be the same.
  • The ground pin is longer than the live pins, meaning it'll always make contact first, and last when you pull it out.
  • The Earth pin is located on the bottom, meaning when you pull down on it, or if something drops on the plug, it'll pull away the live pins first.
  • also:

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[–] lemjukes@sopuli.xyz 4 points 19 hours ago

I have seen some debate amongst electricians about the orientation of this style of grounded outlet. There are pros and cons to argue for both orientations of this and other tri-pin style outlets.

your fourth point is demonstrably the best in this thread.

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