Ek-Hou-Van-Braai to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-222 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square473fedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1633arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-222 days agomessage-square473fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@umfk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink33•23 days agoFusing plugs is completely unnecessary. The only reason this is done in the UK is because of old janky circuits only used in the UK.
minus-square@pulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-222 days agoWrong, it’s fused because in the UK they have 32A 240V circuits, a fuse is important when dealing with that much current. In Australia we only have 16A 240V circuits as standard so there is no need for a fuse.
minus-square@umfk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•22 days agoThey have fuses because of their ring circuits from after WW2. You’re the one who’s wrong.
Fusing plugs is completely unnecessary. The only reason this is done in the UK is because of old janky circuits only used in the UK.
So still necessary in the UK
Wrong, it’s fused because in the UK they have 32A 240V circuits, a fuse is important when dealing with that much current. In Australia we only have 16A 240V circuits as standard so there is no need for a fuse.
They have fuses because of their ring circuits from after WW2. You’re the one who’s wrong.