JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 months agoA Pseudo Schuko with Hole-less Type A Pinslemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageA Pseudo Schuko with Hole-less Type A Pinslemmy.worldJimVanDeventer@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarevoxel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoidk I’m not from the us but i think these are pretty common? hole is just there for making production easier
minus-squareth3dogcow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago hole is just there for making production easier The holes allow the socket to grip the plug more firmly according to this page. But, yes. These plugs are completely normal in Japan at least.
minus-squarevoxel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agotechnology connections made a video on it, none of the sockets actually use the holes, and ones that do, do it unintentionally
minus-squareeth0slash0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agohttps://youtube.com/watch?v=udNXMAflbU8
idk I’m not from the us but i think these are pretty common?
hole is just there for making production easier
The holes allow the socket to grip the plug more firmly according to this page.
But, yes. These plugs are completely normal in Japan at least.
technology connections made a video on it, none of the sockets actually use the holes, and ones that do, do it unintentionally
https://youtube.com/watch?v=udNXMAflbU8