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Re:Why a Typical Home Solar Setup Does Not Work with the Gri... by athenot on Thursday August 02, 2018 @03:13PM (#17674569)
That's exactly what happened in Europe. The old ones were as dangerous as the ones currently in use in the US. They managed to make the transition in a way that was backward compatible.

Here in the US we did change our plugs, by introducing polarized plugs. We don't have to be change-averse.

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Re:Why a Typical Home Solar Setup Does Not Work with the Gri... by minikites on Thursday August 02, 2018 @04:06PM (#17674993)
Sure, and the grounding pin was also added. To get around that, every hardware and department store sells those little defeat devices (that you're supposed to ground but I'd be surprised if anyone ever did that). That's an instance where the reaction to a change leaves you less safe, not more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_plug

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