DC is the best C
Though the problem with the UK adapter is that it is massive so in a world where we have dozens of electronics plugged in at one, I can see that getting a little dicey.
Seriously, how hard is it for manufacturers to have the transformer oriented downwards? Apple does it, but it seems like no one else does.The European varieties were generally good except you'd occasionally find a loose plug that wouldn't support the weight of a convertor plus iPhone charger.
In Australia the horizontal arrangement of plugs can cause some problems with certain chargers.
As you can see it's impossible fo me to put my Nokia and 3DS chargers side by side.
US and Japan are hybrids of each other as we have been trading election devices for so long we have adapted each others outlet (as they have the old US version, or vice-verse I don't remember)
Can't unsee happy
South Korea uses the same plugs as Europe? Never knew that, pretty cool if you import Korean electronics.
Our US version has cheek bones and brows.
I can't get a good sense of scale from any image in here. US plugs are pretty small which lets us build pretty small power strips for computing purposes. How much larger is the UK plug?
Once you pick a standard, you are kinda stuck with it.lol, americans why you still using 110 volts
UK plugs are MASSIVE. I'd say the typica british socket takes up enough space for at least 3, possibly 6 US plugs.
British vs. American plugs:
They should dig up Steve Jobs, reanimate his corpse and have him design a new SMALLER, MORE EFFICIENT type of plug that will be the worldwide standard.
The European Union are about to force an industry standard for mobile phone chargers. Hopefully power plugs will be next. As long as we don't end up using the flimsy American prongs I'll support any system.
I thought it was going to be about these ungodly things from hell:
WE'RE IN 2012! WHY DO THESE STILL EXIST!?
We need to fix the issue when we start getting wirless electricity adapters.
The US should flip the outlet like we had it in England. Ground/Neutral on the top is safer if the plug were to become loose and you drop something conductive on top of it.
This has been a proposed standard for a while now.
A few years ago when we had work done the electrician put them in with ground on top.
lol, americans why you still using 110 volts
...that's not how electricity works. Increasing the voltage doesn't mean that everything uses double the power.What's the issue with 120 volts? All of our household appliances run fine with 120V. The bigger appliances with the need for more power can use 240V.
We should be working towards using less power, not more power.
What's the issue with 120 volts? All of our household appliances run fine with 120V. The bigger appliances with the need for more power can use 240V.
We should be working towards using less power, not more power.
US plugs suck. Cables are not secure and the contacts can bend too easily, and 120v.
UK plugs are comically large.
Mainland Europe is the way to go here. Small, secure in the wall, durable, and 240v.
If any plug is going to be standardised, it would have to be the IEC standard (used by Brazil):
It's small, recessed, the contacts are rounded, and it's compatible with European plugs.
The US should flip the outlet like we had it in England. Ground/Neutral on the top is safer if the plug were to become loose and you drop something conductive on top of it.
They block out other plugs.I.. don't get the problem? What should they be instead?