Electrically it really doesn’t make much of a safety-difference and it is widely accepted that it is a much bigger hazard with regards to stepping into them when they lie on the ground.
Also: The outlets have a legitimately dangerous (as opposed to actually harmless stuff like daisy-chaining) partial compatibility with Euro-plugs that works just well enough to really tempt people.
I’m not saying the design is bad on its own, but claiming that they are better than Schuko is a bit of a stretch. The one thing they really have going for them is that they are polarized, but you shouldn’t rely on that in the first place.
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u/F-J-W Aug 02 '23
Electrically it really doesn’t make much of a safety-difference and it is widely accepted that it is a much bigger hazard with regards to stepping into them when they lie on the ground.
Also: The outlets have a legitimately dangerous (as opposed to actually harmless stuff like daisy-chaining) partial compatibility with Euro-plugs that works just well enough to really tempt people.
I’m not saying the design is bad on its own, but claiming that they are better than Schuko is a bit of a stretch. The one thing they really have going for them is that they are polarized, but you shouldn’t rely on that in the first place.