Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square419fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1326arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 days agomessage-square419fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·25 days agoEarth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 days agoDon’t a bunch of them, like I, have an earth pin?
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·25 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-squareLazyGit@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 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
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 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-squarefullsquare@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 days agoC/E/F also have shutters, probably more types do that too
Earth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
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
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
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.
C/E/F also have shutters, probably more types do that too