Are British Plugs on a Different Level Than all Other Plugs?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video we look at some of the amazing design features of a British 13 amp BS1363 plug top.
We answer the following questions
Why is the earth pin longer than the live pins..?
Why do the live pins have an insulated section..?
*Please note this is a plug and socket arrangement and plug top is a slang saying for the UK 13 amp BS1363 plug.
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== 🕐 Time Stamps - Cut to the action 🕕 ==
00:00 - 13 amp plug top
00:22 - Insulated coating
00:50 - Accessing the live parts
01:28 - Won't react with copper
01:57 - Older plug top
02:40 - Touching live parts
03:00 - Unable to touch live parts
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I do remember getting a shock from a plug with uninsulated pins as a child. At that time, the early 13 amp wall sockets (in the early 1960's) were all black and the majority of sockets used in social housing were unswitched.
The main reason i thought the earth pin was longer is so it is the last conductor to disconnect.
There are other outlets that don't need the earth pin to do this, the shutters have a chamfer on them so the live and neutral pins push on the shutters and they then twist out of the way.
The problem is with thin flex - the plug will often lie prongs-up when you unplug something and leave it on the floor. This really hurts if you tread on it.
Schuko plugs and sockets maybe better
Bahut hi majedar video hai
Why so funny?
Milos - makes a good point in addition to “those other plugs” are the Standard to the relevant jurisdictions they are used in…
I agree that British plugs are superior. Having lived in Australia, and traveled Europe, Middle East and Asia the British plug is superior in design and function.
This is a fallacy . Nothing superior about the English plugs, unless you are talking about child proof . The closed holes indeed make them safer. But this is an aspect that can easely be addressed with a cover on the continental sockets.
That’s not the point, owners should not need to inset plug covers that’s how the British plug is a superior design d functional.
@@Elfin4 of course it is the pont. You made it. I clarified it .
Why going back now and contradicting yourself?
@@Elfin4 New Schuko socket outlets have shutters in them, so it's not a "I need to put something into my socket outlet" things. The contacts are made of brass too, but they are tin coated to prevent corrosion. The kind of corrosion that can be seen on the old plug shown in the video, and that is far worse in damp locations. And that leads to contact resistance. Several people also think that plug is superior because it has a fuse. That fuse is a necessity due to the ring final circuits that are fused with 32A, and the cable between appliance and plug is not rated for that current.
@@Elfin4 You can easily cheat british socket shutters but you can't with type f european socket. The shutters only open with the schuko prongs hit them simultaneously. Not to mention the british plug is not foot friendly 😬😅
If you are making a claim about "all Other Plugs" in the title, then why aren't there any other plugs in the video?
The German Schucko plug is still probably superior to the British plug. Someone on TH-cam needs to do a comparison.
Totally agree. UK plugs and sockets are so ugly.
Just call it a plug, not a plug top. Call the cover part the top.
No
European plugs and sockets are terrible in design and so flimsy. Especially if you use the shallow socket, the plug just wobbles about