Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?imagemessage-square486linkfedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1628arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square486linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·8 days agoThis diagram doesn’t do the utter goofiness of type M justice. Here are a few styles you will come across.
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoI think that might be a combo of type D and M, https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/m/ In South Africa we use M, but I’ve never seen a socket like the one in the picture
minus-squareJimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-28 days agoNow that you mention it, India does use type D. Your image says type M. So you are right; D is the silly one. The larger holes are for higher amperage devices, but all the small holes are just because manufacturing tolerances are all over the place.
This diagram doesn’t do the utter goofiness of type M justice.
Here are a few styles you will come across.
Ridiculously oversized
I think that might be a combo of type D and M, https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/m/
In South Africa we use M, but I’ve never seen a socket like the one in the picture
Now that you mention it, India does use type D. Your image says type M. So you are right; D is the silly one. The larger holes are for higher amperage devices, but all the small holes are just because manufacturing tolerances are all over the place.