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I'm startled they put a metal earth pin on the type-G adapter for that plug that does nothing. That's additional cost just to make it look like it's grounded w
by extraduder_ire 1y ago
I'm startled they put a metal earth pin on the type-G adapter for that plug that does nothing.
That's additional cost just to make it look like it's grounded when it's not.
- cassianoleal 1y agoThey didn't. The one that's ungrounded is a plastic pin. It's just there because the UK plugs require it to mechanically open the live and neutral connections, allowing you to actually plug the thing.
- extraduder_ire 1y agoI saw the silvery colour in the photo and made an incorrect assumption, I guess.
- cassianoleal 1y agoI think there's some confusion going on here. The "earth" pin on the duck head is black plastic. The metal pin on the actual PSU is an earth pin, but the duck head isolates it since the sleeve part that fits around it is all plastic. The extension cord, on the other hand, has metal in the sleeve and has a proper metallic ground pin on the mains plug.