Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 minutes agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square365fedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1492arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 minutes agomessage-square365fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 hours agoEarth pin has a mechanism to prevent kids inserting shit essentially
minus-squarefullsquare@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·21 hours agoC/E/F also have shutters, probably more types do that too
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoDon’t a bunch of them, like I, have an earth pin?
minus-squareExecutive Chimp@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoYou have an earth pin?
minus-squareOlap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·22 hours 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-up5·22 hours 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-up2·21 hours 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.
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?
You 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
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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.