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I think Schuko is my favorite. It's (somewhat) compact, shields the live prongs, and feels solid. For a while I was running my computer/monitor from a fused Ger

by p1mrx 5y ago

I think Schuko is my favorite. It's (somewhat) compact, shields the live prongs, and feels solid. For a while I was running my computer/monitor from a fused German surge protector wired to a US 240V outlet.

Freak_NL 5y ago
If you grew up with Schuko, anything smaller just feels flimsy. The plugs used in Japan (the US type) to me felt like they live in a world where everything is scaled down to ⅗ of normality (which, in Japan, is somewhat apt). Changing these standards is pretty much impossible by now, although some smaller plug variant holdouts might move to Schuko at some point. Oddly enough, South Korea got Schuko, which makes for a really interesting exception in that region.
- hyakosm 5y ago
  I grew up with french plugs (compatible with schuko) and I’m very careful when I’m using US plugs and outlets. The fact that a plugged appliance can have visible metal prongs is terrifying.
remix2000 5y ago
Compared to the French standard, Schutzkontakt lacks polarization (bruh), fails to accept cheap ungrounded Chinese plugs lacking the cutouts (it’s also harder to incise those properly for Schuko, unlike the French ones where you just punch a hole straight through) and is subjectively flimsier in general.
- p1mrx 5y ago
  The lack of polarization makes it safer to use Schuko with a NEMA 6-15 plug, which has hot-hot-ground instead of hot-neutral-ground. If the receptacle had a well defined neutral, then devices might expect it to be neutral.
hadrien01 5y ago
In my new (French) apartment, I'm going to change all French plugs into Schuko plugs. They're fully compatible with all appliances (because of the CEE 7 Schuko plus French standard), but the simple fact that you can put the connector in any way is simply great (just as USB-C was life-changing on mobile devices)

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I think Schuko is my favorite. It's (somewhat) compact, shields the live prongs, and feels solid. For a while I was running my computer/monitor from a fused Ger

by p1mrx 5y ago

Freak_NL 5y ago
If you grew up with Schuko, anything smaller just feels flimsy. The plugs used in Japan (the US type) to me felt like they live in a world where everything is scaled down to ⅗ of normality (which, in Japan, is somewhat apt). Changing these standards is pretty much impossible by now, although some smaller plug variant holdouts might move to Schuko at some point. Oddly enough, South Korea got Schuko, which makes for a really interesting exception in that region.
- hyakosm 5y ago
  I grew up with french plugs (compatible with schuko) and I’m very careful when I’m using US plugs and outlets. The fact that a plugged appliance can have visible metal prongs is terrifying.
remix2000 5y ago
Compared to the French standard, Schutzkontakt lacks polarization (bruh), fails to accept cheap ungrounded Chinese plugs lacking the cutouts (it’s also harder to incise those properly for Schuko, unlike the French ones where you just punch a hole straight through) and is subjectively flimsier in general.
- p1mrx 5y ago
  The lack of polarization makes it safer to use Schuko with a NEMA 6-15 plug, which has hot-hot-ground instead of hot-neutral-ground. If the receptacle had a well defined neutral, then devices might expect it to be neutral.
hadrien01 5y ago
In my new (French) apartment, I'm going to change all French plugs into Schuko plugs. They're fully compatible with all appliances (because of the CEE 7 Schuko plus French standard), but the simple fact that you can put the connector in any way is simply great (just as USB-C was life-changing on mobile devices)