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Re:Why a Typical Home Solar Setup Does Not Work with the Gri... by maxerickson on Thursday August 02, 2018 @11:45AM (#17672333)
Search "Tamper-resistant electrical receptacles". They don't really look all that different, there's just a mechanism in the holes that prevents some foreign objects from being inserted.
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Re:Why a Typical Home Solar Setup Does Not Work with the Gri... by zaarn on Friday August 03, 2018 @03:09AM (#17677816)
Yeah that's not really better at all. You can get the same protection with 3$ child-protection covers here.

The issue is exposed live voltage when you plug it in. Schuko and Europlugs generally don't allow this (even the flat plug is designed such that the contact aren't exposed anymore when they make contact)

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