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Why doesn't the Europlug have a ground?
by nextstep 13y ago
Why doesn't the Europlug have a ground?
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- stevek 13y agoFrom the link: Europlugs are only designed for low-power (less than 2.5 A) Class II (double-insulated) devices that operate at normal room temperature and do not require a protective-earth connection.
- matthiasl 13y agoIn addition to what 'stevek' wrote; the Europlug was designed so that it would fit many existing, incompatible European plugs. One of the things that makes the European plugs incompatible is that they ahve different types of earthing. One example is Sweden versus Switzerland. In Sweden, the common socket has earth on the sides of the plug (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko) whereas in Switzerland the earth is a pin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Swiss_SEV_1011_.28Swiss_10.C2.A0A.2F250.C2.A0V.29.28Type_J.29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Swis...). By not having an earth, the Europlug fits both the Swiss and Swedish sockets.