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this is why denmark has an additional slanted plug for IT equipment and a winky one for hospitals
by heywhatupboys 3y ago
this is why denmark has an additional slanted plug for IT equipment and a winky one for hospitals
- genewitch 3y agoIn the US the "winky" receptacles that go (-|) or (⊣|) - except the T faces the other way - are 20 amp outlets, 120 volts. every receptacle that differs from the "shocked face" means something. Our standard shocked face receptacles are 15A. In hospitals, you need a guarantee that your monitors or assistive devices aren't going to trip a breaker somewhere if someone plugs in a vacuum; making it impossible to use the receptacle for something else is something that only matters after it's too late, i'd think.
- fragmede 3y agoIn hospitals, they're colored differently to denote which sockets are on backed up lines vs not.
- smcl 3y agoHow can, say, a cleaner tell the prong configuration on a plug when it's plugged in and not visible?
- heywhatupboys 3y agonone, but they sure cant plug in their vacuum. hispital ones are red wires
- smcl 3y agoRight but the point isn’t to stop something being plugged in, it’s to stop something unplugged