What are these holes for on this travel adaptor?
I have a standard European travel adaptor. What are the two holes on the top and bottom for?
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I have a standard European travel adaptor. What are the two holes on the top and bottom for?
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D ManokhinD Manokhin
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I have a standard European travel adaptor. What are the two holes on the top and bottom for?
europe power
asked 2 hours ago
D ManokhinD Manokhin
96223
I have a standard European travel adaptor. What are the two holes on the top and bottom for?
europe power
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All the middle holes are there for accepting various types of ground (earth) pins.
Specifically, the top two holes are there for British plugs (BS 546, BS 1363), while the bottom two are there for Brazilian, Danish and Swiss plugs. As always, Wikipedia has the gory details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
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The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
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Various grounding pins.
Check Wikipedia on plugs and sockets, to see the variation.
I guess it makes a lot of sense to place the holes similar to what people are used to, and as far as I remember from that list (it's been a while since I spend hours reading through it), all plugs have the grounding pin placed symmetrically in relation to the live pins. And that has resulted in that layout.
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
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Your adapter is designed to acept a wide range of plug types, unfortunately this also tends to mean it accepts none of them well. The "for export only" label doesn't inspire confidence either.
The holes you have circled in red are to accept the earth pins of the aforementioned wide variety of different plug types. Exactly what is hard to tell from the photo but I'm pretty sure at least UK, US and Australian plugs are supported by that hole combination.
Depending on just how crappy the adapter in question is you may or may not find it actually provides an earth connection between the Earth contacts on the Schuko style plug and the earth pin holes in the socket.
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
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proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
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All the middle holes are there for accepting various types of ground (earth) pins.
Specifically, the top two holes are there for British plugs (BS 546, BS 1363), while the bottom two are there for Brazilian, Danish and Swiss plugs. As always, Wikipedia has the gory details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
114k17351512
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The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
All the middle holes are there for accepting various types of ground (earth) pins.
Specifically, the top two holes are there for British plugs (BS 546, BS 1363), while the bottom two are there for Brazilian, Danish and Swiss plugs. As always, Wikipedia has the gory details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
114k17351512
2
The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
All the middle holes are there for accepting various types of ground (earth) pins.
Specifically, the top two holes are there for British plugs (BS 546, BS 1363), while the bottom two are there for Brazilian, Danish and Swiss plugs. As always, Wikipedia has the gory details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
114k17351512
All the middle holes are there for accepting various types of ground (earth) pins.
Specifically, the top two holes are there for British plugs (BS 546, BS 1363), while the bottom two are there for Brazilian, Danish and Swiss plugs. As always, Wikipedia has the gory details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
114k17351512
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
114k17351512
answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
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answered 1 hour ago
jpatokaljpatokal
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The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
2
The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
1 hour ago
2
2
The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
1 hour ago
The lower part of the upper hope looks like it would accept a US plug.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Various grounding pins.
Check Wikipedia on plugs and sockets, to see the variation.
I guess it makes a lot of sense to place the holes similar to what people are used to, and as far as I remember from that list (it's been a while since I spend hours reading through it), all plugs have the grounding pin placed symmetrically in relation to the live pins. And that has resulted in that layout.
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
2,3891415
add a comment |
Various grounding pins.
Check Wikipedia on plugs and sockets, to see the variation.
I guess it makes a lot of sense to place the holes similar to what people are used to, and as far as I remember from that list (it's been a while since I spend hours reading through it), all plugs have the grounding pin placed symmetrically in relation to the live pins. And that has resulted in that layout.
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
2,3891415
add a comment |
Various grounding pins.
Check Wikipedia on plugs and sockets, to see the variation.
I guess it makes a lot of sense to place the holes similar to what people are used to, and as far as I remember from that list (it's been a while since I spend hours reading through it), all plugs have the grounding pin placed symmetrically in relation to the live pins. And that has resulted in that layout.
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
2,3891415
Various grounding pins.
Check Wikipedia on plugs and sockets, to see the variation.
I guess it makes a lot of sense to place the holes similar to what people are used to, and as far as I remember from that list (it's been a while since I spend hours reading through it), all plugs have the grounding pin placed symmetrically in relation to the live pins. And that has resulted in that layout.
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
2,3891415
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
2,3891415
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
2,3891415
answered 1 hour ago
HenrikHenrik
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Your adapter is designed to acept a wide range of plug types, unfortunately this also tends to mean it accepts none of them well. The "for export only" label doesn't inspire confidence either.
The holes you have circled in red are to accept the earth pins of the aforementioned wide variety of different plug types. Exactly what is hard to tell from the photo but I'm pretty sure at least UK, US and Australian plugs are supported by that hole combination.
Depending on just how crappy the adapter in question is you may or may not find it actually provides an earth connection between the Earth contacts on the Schuko style plug and the earth pin holes in the socket.
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
add a comment |
Your adapter is designed to acept a wide range of plug types, unfortunately this also tends to mean it accepts none of them well. The "for export only" label doesn't inspire confidence either.
The holes you have circled in red are to accept the earth pins of the aforementioned wide variety of different plug types. Exactly what is hard to tell from the photo but I'm pretty sure at least UK, US and Australian plugs are supported by that hole combination.
Depending on just how crappy the adapter in question is you may or may not find it actually provides an earth connection between the Earth contacts on the Schuko style plug and the earth pin holes in the socket.
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
add a comment |
Your adapter is designed to acept a wide range of plug types, unfortunately this also tends to mean it accepts none of them well. The "for export only" label doesn't inspire confidence either.
The holes you have circled in red are to accept the earth pins of the aforementioned wide variety of different plug types. Exactly what is hard to tell from the photo but I'm pretty sure at least UK, US and Australian plugs are supported by that hole combination.
Depending on just how crappy the adapter in question is you may or may not find it actually provides an earth connection between the Earth contacts on the Schuko style plug and the earth pin holes in the socket.
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
Your adapter is designed to acept a wide range of plug types, unfortunately this also tends to mean it accepts none of them well. The "for export only" label doesn't inspire confidence either.
The holes you have circled in red are to accept the earth pins of the aforementioned wide variety of different plug types. Exactly what is hard to tell from the photo but I'm pretty sure at least UK, US and Australian plugs are supported by that hole combination.
Depending on just how crappy the adapter in question is you may or may not find it actually provides an earth connection between the Earth contacts on the Schuko style plug and the earth pin holes in the socket.
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
answered 1 hour ago
Peter GreenPeter Green
5,3501326
5,3501326
proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
add a comment |
proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
proper British sockets have a mechanical lock that prevents anything from being inserted into the live and neutral before the (longer) grounding prong makes contact. this is probably absent here too.
– dlatikay
11 mins ago
add a comment |
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