Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square415fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square415fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoEarth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
minus-squarefullsquare@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoC/E/F also have shutters, probably more types do that too
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoDon’t a bunch of them, like I, have an earth pin?
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoThe video explains it better than I could. But there is a cover mechanism that only opens when the longer earth pin is inserted
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoOh that’s pretty cool. Closest thing I’ve seen to that in AU is a socket you have to twist from the ground port to access but it’s definitely not standard.
minus-squareLazyGit@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoAnd if you have a bic ball pen lid handy you can insert a type F with a little bit of determination as well. Do not try at home, obviously
Earth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
C/E/F also have shutters, probably more types do that too
Don’t a bunch of them, like I, have an earth pin?
The video explains it better than I could. But there is a cover mechanism that only opens when the longer earth pin is inserted
Oh that’s pretty cool. Closest thing I’ve seen to that in AU is a socket you have to twist from the ground port to access but it’s definitely not standard.
And if you have a bic ball pen lid handy you can insert a type F with a little bit of determination as well.
Do not try at home, obviously