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UK plugs are the best plugs. Apart from when you tread on one... (The requirement to have a fuse in every plug is a necessity for UK ring mains, but makes the

• alkonaut 5y ago
  > UK plugs are the best plugs. Wonder if anyone ever arrived in the UK feeling the same way.. > (The requirement to have a fuse in every plug is a necessity for UK ring mains, but makes the things even bigger than they otherwise would be.) Yes. It’s much too bulky to be acceptable anywhere where people aren’t used to that size (nor would anyone accept fuses in the plugs I think. Unsure about switches at sockets).
  • pja 5y ago
    Why would people not accept fuses in plugs? (Apart from the size issue & in reality you could probably fit a fuse into a modern US plug without making it much bigger than it is now.)
    • alkonaut 5y ago
      Because it adds another point of failure for a safety improvement thats extremely marginal.
    • frosted-flakes 5y ago
      String lights often have fuses in the US.
      • pja 5y ago
        Yup, because for those, the cable between the lights can’t take the current that the cable from the wall can deliver, so you ought to have a fuse for safety reasons - a short could cause a fire. (Whether this is legally required in the US presumably depends on local electrical code.)
        • frosted-flakes 5y ago
          It's because string lights use very thin wire gauge, and they are often daisy-chained. If they couldn't be daisy-chained they wouldn't have a fuse.