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They needn't have been so bad: one small change--tilting the pins at an angle--and they could've been mechanically sound like Aussie ones.
by talideon 12y ago
They needn't have been so bad: one small change--tilting the pins at an angle--and they could've been mechanically sound like Aussie ones.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoI'm not sure the order these were conceived, but it may be that there was already a plug with a similar configuration. http://www.jmjwebsitedesign.com/cdpro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nema1-1024x648.jpg http://www.jmjwebsitedesign.com/cdpro/wp-content/uploads/201...
- talideon 12y agoThat's some panoply of configurations! It's a pity the most common configuration is the worst of them.
- theandrewbailey 12y agoNEMA 5-20 is exactly that. It's somewhat less common, due to the fact that it implies a 20 amp supply. Most plugs and sockets use the 15 amp version.
- talideon 12y agoAussie plugs are more like NEMA 11 plugs: the prongs are angled to form two sides of a triangle.
- theandrewbailey 12y agoYou mean NEMA 10?[0] All I can dig up for NEMA 11 are motors. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMA_connector#NEMA_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMA_connector#NEMA_10
- talideon 12y agoYou are indeed correct.