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And the nether regions of those pins are insulated so that if a plug is halfway into a socket and something bridges the pins, it can't make contact. That's not
by jergosh 16y ago
And the nether regions of those pins are insulated so that if a plug is halfway into a socket and something bridges the pins, it can't make contact.
That's not really true, you can still get electrocuted if you put you finger on both bolts.
And that plug is massive. Luckily you can use any sticklike thing to allow continental plugs to be inserted (which incidentally I'm doing right now -- hello from Edinburgh)
- kjuhygtfrde 16y agoThe L+N pins are insulated half way down so you can't touch any metal part that is in contact with the supply. The supply terminals are also covered by shutters so you can't put anything in them when there is no plug in the wall.