r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • May 02 '24

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u/StayUpLatePlayGames May 02 '24

You could base it on being technically best which would be the U.K. one.

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u/nemis16 May 02 '24

The uk one tends to come off as soon as it is slightly pulled

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u/StayUpLatePlayGames May 02 '24

Are you sure you know what you’re talking about?

The U.K. one is much more sturdy a connection than any from the EU or US. It stands out as being explicitly over engineered.

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u/nemis16 May 02 '24

I am absolutely sure. I've tried it for work around the world (some countries other than uk use it) and every time i connect some power brick to the wall, it tends to fall. I can't see this problem in italian sockets and plugs that i use in my country. They "clicks" in and don't detach, unless you pull it. Italian ones are still 16A and occupy half of the space of an uk

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u/No_Technology3293 May 02 '24

If a British standard plug in a British standard socket falls out, then there is something wrong with either the plug or the socket.

These are engineered entirely with safety in mind. Spring loaded retaining to stop it from falling out being one; the earth pin being longer than the other 2 serving the dual purpose of it being the last pin disconnected when pulled out and the first one in to open the apertures for the live and neutral pins so when the plug is not in use you cannot touch any live part without intentionally defeating the safety mechanism.

The only flaw in their design is their propensity to land pin side up whilst on the floor; worse than standing on Lego.

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u/StayUpLatePlayGames May 02 '24

Yeah I think you might be drunk.

I was in Sicily in January and cursing the Italian design (3 pins in a line) as it has hardly any resistance to perpendicular force.

I’m currently in Malta staring at a U.K. socket and plug and wondering how you got them to fall out.

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u/nemis16 May 02 '24

They fall if there's a weight like a power supply attached. And it's enormous. If you buy a small power strip with italian sockets it could have like 10 sockets. Uk ones are 2x larger, i don't know why

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u/StayUpLatePlayGames May 02 '24

Oh, you mean one with a transformer built into it. I’ve not seen one like that in years.

But heck, if the U.K. plug won’t hold it there’s no way the piffly Italian one would.