TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agothis plug doesn't have the little holeslemmy.worldimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down130
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minus-squareczardestructo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down20·1 year agoThis is a plug for China. It will work fine in US outlets but it’s intended for that Chinese market hence the lack of holes.
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·1 year agoWhile potentially true - that is not why the holes are missing. They aren’t part of any spec.
minus-squareschmidtster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down9·1 year agoIt’s a holdover from older designs, modern receptacles hold the plug differently, older ones were designed to hug the holes to hold the plug in places.
This is a plug for China. It will work fine in US outlets but it’s intended for that Chinese market hence the lack of holes.
While potentially true - that is not why the holes are missing.
They aren’t part of any spec.
It’s a holdover from older designs, modern receptacles hold the plug differently, older ones were designed to hug the holes to hold the plug in places.