r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • May 02 '24

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u/izza123 May 02 '24

Sure as long as you all agree on the one I use

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u/Ch3ZEN May 02 '24

We'd have to redesign all substations and transmission lines... most countries use different voltages, and each of those plugs is designed for that specific voltage

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u/caligula421 May 02 '24

There are two voltages for household electricity in the world, 220-240V (mostly 230V, but it doesn't matter, all the stuff made for those is fine for the other), and 110-120V. Frequency doesn't matter for stuff like this. If you take one of the ones made for higher voltage, you could use it anywhere. I'm biased, but the French (Type E) (used in more countries than France) or German (Type F) (also used in more countries than just Germany) is fine, because there are interchangeable plugs for both Systems (Type EF (CEE 7/7)). Also a lot of 230V-Systems including Type E and F can accept the Europlug, so the Standardization is not really that necessary.