People who joke about legos haven't stepped on this bad boy

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[–] 12 points 9 months ago (7 children)

I've seen a few videos on these and the benifits of european plug design. My only gripe with it is the size. I know it would be a pain because everything is already built for the the current standard, but an updated "micro" plug would be a lot better.

In fact, why doesn't the whole world collaborate on a new plug design that takes the best from both and combines into a 110/220 auto sensing plug. Sadly i don't see that happening any time soon. It's much more likely that USB-C continues to gain ground and becomes the defacto DC power standard for consumers.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    Fun fact, the only reason North America can get away with our dinky plugs and sockets is because we only run 120V (typically). Anything here that's 240V will have a much beefier plug and socket, more similar to the UK plugs. Heres a 240V/30A and a 240V/50A. These don't bother with the coated pins because it would typically be plugged in once behind a big appliance and never touched again.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Conductor size is about current, not voltage, so I would expect 120V plugs to be bigger as they need to be rated yo 20A to be as useful as typical 240V/10A plugs.

    Australia/NZ style plugs are much smaller than (and IMO superior to) the UK plugs despite both being 240V/10A

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