Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months 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-22 months agomessage-square419fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI think that might be a combo of type D and M, https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/m/ In South Africa we use M, but I’ve never seen a socket like the one in the picture
minus-squareJimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoNow that you mention it, India does use type D. Your image says type M. So you are right; D is the silly one. The larger holes are for higher amperage devices, but all the small holes are just because manufacturing tolerances are all over the place.
I think that might be a combo of type D and M, https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/m/
In South Africa we use M, but I’ve never seen a socket like the one in the picture
Now that you mention it, India does use type D. Your image says type M. So you are right; D is the silly one. The larger holes are for higher amperage devices, but all the small holes are just because manufacturing tolerances are all over the place.