▲ 306 ▼ A cool guide Types of plugs in the world (i.redd.it) submitted 2 years ago by partybot@lemmy.ca [B] to c/coolguides@lemmy.ca 181 comments fedilink hide all child comments Author: /u/obsetress Link Shared on Reddit Original Reddit Comments
[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) What makes it better over a type e? Personally i prefer type e, i dont trust the springs of type f :') permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cmhe@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can rotate F 180 degrees and plug it in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x4740N@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) What about polarity, I'm actually curious about that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago It's AC. Polarity doesn't generally matter. Bridge rectifiers are also not polarized to convert AC to DC. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago In terms of physics, AC doesn't have polarities. Treat both the live and the neutral wire as if it were live. You don't know what kind of psychopath wired the building. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wasabi@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can plug it in upside down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thats a fair argument that people have had issues with actually! Sometimes that is annoying but ive never had to much issues with it tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What's great is that it's also "backwards-compatible" with type E. Male type E plugs will usually also have ground connections for a type F, so you can plug it into female E and F sockets. Edit: In fact, looking back at the picture, that's exactly the kind of male plug shown for both type E and F. It works with both types. It has the hole for an earth prong, but it also has a contact on the bottom side if you look closely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I will say the comparability is amazing and a really good thing! The type f plugs are amazing. Nothing bad about more ground connections! Just wished the type f sockets had a solid piece of metal, instead of the springs. Then they'd be perfect! :D permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jallu@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Type F plugs also works with the type E sockets. Superior. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can rotate F 180 degrees and plug it in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x4740N@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) What about polarity, I'm actually curious about that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago It's AC. Polarity doesn't generally matter. Bridge rectifiers are also not polarized to convert AC to DC. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago In terms of physics, AC doesn't have polarities. Treat both the live and the neutral wire as if it were live. You don't know what kind of psychopath wired the building. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) What about polarity, I'm actually curious about that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago It's AC. Polarity doesn't generally matter. Bridge rectifiers are also not polarized to convert AC to DC. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago In terms of physics, AC doesn't have polarities. Treat both the live and the neutral wire as if it were live. You don't know what kind of psychopath wired the building. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago It's AC. Polarity doesn't generally matter. Bridge rectifiers are also not polarized to convert AC to DC. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago In terms of physics, AC doesn't have polarities. Treat both the live and the neutral wire as if it were live. You don't know what kind of psychopath wired the building. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wasabi@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can plug it in upside down? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thats a fair argument that people have had issues with actually! Sometimes that is annoying but ive never had to much issues with it tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What's great is that it's also "backwards-compatible" with type E. Male type E plugs will usually also have ground connections for a type F, so you can plug it into female E and F sockets. Edit: In fact, looking back at the picture, that's exactly the kind of male plug shown for both type E and F. It works with both types. It has the hole for an earth prong, but it also has a contact on the bottom side if you look closely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I will say the comparability is amazing and a really good thing! The type f plugs are amazing. Nothing bad about more ground connections! Just wished the type f sockets had a solid piece of metal, instead of the springs. Then they'd be perfect! :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thats a fair argument that people have had issues with actually! Sometimes that is annoying but ive never had to much issues with it tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What's great is that it's also "backwards-compatible" with type E. Male type E plugs will usually also have ground connections for a type F, so you can plug it into female E and F sockets. Edit: In fact, looking back at the picture, that's exactly the kind of male plug shown for both type E and F. It works with both types. It has the hole for an earth prong, but it also has a contact on the bottom side if you look closely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I will say the comparability is amazing and a really good thing! The type f plugs are amazing. Nothing bad about more ground connections! Just wished the type f sockets had a solid piece of metal, instead of the springs. Then they'd be perfect! :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What's great is that it's also "backwards-compatible" with type E. Male type E plugs will usually also have ground connections for a type F, so you can plug it into female E and F sockets. Edit: In fact, looking back at the picture, that's exactly the kind of male plug shown for both type E and F. It works with both types. It has the hole for an earth prong, but it also has a contact on the bottom side if you look closely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I will say the comparability is amazing and a really good thing! The type f plugs are amazing. Nothing bad about more ground connections! Just wished the type f sockets had a solid piece of metal, instead of the springs. Then they'd be perfect! :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I will say the comparability is amazing and a really good thing! The type f plugs are amazing. Nothing bad about more ground connections! Just wished the type f sockets had a solid piece of metal, instead of the springs. Then they'd be perfect! :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jallu@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Type F plugs also works with the type E sockets. Superior. permalink fedilink source parent
