Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square486linkfedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1631arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days agomessage-square486linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 days agoThe only reason they have a fuse is because of a copper shortage in the UK after WW2. This fuse is mostly redundant, and modern Type-F plugs are also resistant to having thigns stuck into it. They might technically be slightly more safe than Type-F, but at the cost of being very chunky
minus-squareimetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoI guess that would be the point. Bulky but safer than any other one for a fraction of cost of convenience
The only reason they have a fuse is because of a copper shortage in the UK after WW2.
This fuse is mostly redundant, and modern Type-F plugs are also resistant to having thigns stuck into it.
They might technically be slightly more safe than Type-F, but at the cost of being very chunky
I guess that would be the point. Bulky but safer than any other one for a fraction of cost of convenience