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Originally Posted by FF2
Any Europeans in this thread that can explain/expand on the size/shape of adapters/sockets. Going to the web and searching, I'm generally only finding one-size/shape. Is this now true?
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basic European plug is something that has two pins and the pins are cylindrical in shape. The variation is how the ground connection is done. Some have it as
another pin in the middle of the existing two. Some have it as a
pin thats offset from the existing two pins. Some have it as a
socket on the plug and the ground pin is actually on the wall. Some have it as a
metal strip that runs along the top and bottom side of the plug that touches the a contact in the socket.
Everybody uses something similar to that two rounded pin design in Europe except for a handful of countries and thats the UK or have/had substantial ties to the UK. They use a
plug that has rectangular pins and you always get the ground pin and a fuse. The UK plug is a good design but the drawbacks are that its pretty big and its like a
caltrop if you leave a cable lying around on the floor. I've trodden on a few over the years and its always painful.