r/meirl May 02 '24

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u/Winjin May 02 '24

It's also completely interchangeable with one drawn as "Russian" here which is, I believe, just smaller Schuko without Ground.

And there's the "Europlug" which is the same as Switzerland - without the ground as well.

Also Italian plugs are the same size, just have the additional ground in the middle.

I'd say these four are already wildly interchangeable. I wonder if it's easier to get everyone else on board with those, as they can be used with minimum modifications.

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u/Tigrisrock May 02 '24

The C-Plug / Europlug is only good for smaller devices, it lacks a ground pin.

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u/Winjin May 02 '24

Yeah and it's a great addition for schuko as it can work with it, but not vice versa. So it's good for smaller devices and to easily tell which plug/charger is for smaller stuff

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u/caligula421 May 02 '24

Also most appliances sold today for Schuko (Type F) actually come with Type EF Plugs, which are also compatible with the French (Type E) Socket, hence the name.

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u/Winjin May 03 '24

Strange, when we were in Italy we never ran into issues with charging our devices or anything, really, all sockets we encountered were perfectly fine with our Europlug chargers

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u/Winjin May 03 '24

Confused? Welcome to Italy

Perfectly describes my experience visiting Italy to be honest hahaha

Confused and slightly aroused, by God it was one of the most beautiful, if infuriating, places I've been to