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European living in England, I really dislike the English ones. I got shocked once because it was so hard to pull out I had to use both hands and accidentally to
by ponyous 5y ago
European living in England, I really dislike the English ones. I got shocked once because it was so hard to pull out I had to use both hands and accidentally touched both pins at the same time...
I prefer both plugs and switches in Europe. Probably for the same reasons as you - I grew up with them, and they feel right.
- rxt_ian 5y agoThe live prongs are insulated to such a length you should not be able to touch any conductive part before the plug is no longer making electrical contact with the socket. It's likely you got a small zap from a filtering capacitor inside the device that had not yet discharged.
- ponyous 5y agoI am not an expert and the shock didn't feel as bad as I expected so you are probably right.
- iso1631 5y agoIf it was a genuine plug, but there are non-genuine plugs around which aren't insulated (as well as ones with an insulated Earth!). If the plug was older than 1984 it could even have been genuine, as insulation wasn't required until then.
- cjrp 5y agoThat's where the off switch on the socket should be used; another handy design feature!