Flying Squid to No Stupid Questions • 3 days agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?imagemessage-square262arrow-up1346arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?Flying Squid to No Stupid Questions • 3 days agomessage-square262file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 days agoIt is safer for the fuse to be in the plug for those people who think they are electricians and end up causing house fires or bzzzt’ing themselves
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 day agoi understand that it’s remnant from times when fusebox wasn’t a thing and it was an attempt at protecting ring circuit, that’s all. it makes little sense
It is safer for the fuse to be in the plug for those people who think they are electricians and end up causing house fires or bzzzt’ing themselves
i understand that it’s remnant from times when fusebox wasn’t a thing and it was an attempt at protecting ring circuit, that’s all. it makes little sense