• gazter@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Plenty of type I come out sideways- they are lower profile than most I’ve seen, slightly more so than type G.

    https://media.prod.bunnings.com.au/api/public/content/5bac39a3c6d04c53be207f9021e9546b

    This can actually be a bit of an annoyance, sometimes… If the socket is right next to the floor, or in a densely packed area, for example, it can make plugging difficult.

    And if it does have a ground pin, it’s mandated that the ground be longer than the power pins, for exactly the reason you mentioned about G,D,M.

    The recessed feature of F I do like, even if it makes the plugs physically larger than they need to be.

    • LalSalaamComrade@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      That’s actually nice that there’s a low-profile plug available. I could see a alternative type socket with recessed plug socket, sideways ground like the Schuko, and the angled pins.