Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?imagemessage-square485linkfedilinkarrow-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-210 days agomessage-square485linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 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-210 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.
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.