Re:Museum of Plugs and Sockets
by aembleton on Thursday November 25, 2021 @10:19AM
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If the earth pin is not optional, how do you plug something in if it isn't present? Do you have special sockets for devices that are double insulated?
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I mean not optional by certification and law, not physically, so no, we don’t have different sockets - all sockets have earth, but it doesn’t have a shuttering system like the UK’s.
A two pin plug still plugs into a regular socket, it’s just illegal to produce or sell something without an earth pin if it doesn’t meet safety standards for double insulation.