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@BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml •
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[EU] I want to replace an old multi-socket but the majority of the ones sold today don't have this pin? Why is that and does that mean they are not connected to the ground?

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[EU] I want to replace an old multi-socket but the majority of the ones sold today don't have this pin? Why is that and does that mean they are not connected to the ground?

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I’ve always known these with pins, or are they replaced by those two tiny plates on the side?

Edit: example of one of the most sold models https://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/387671120546

  • @JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world
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    I know you’re not wrong but I’ve always heard that pin called “ground” instead of “earth” in English

    • @puntinoblue@lemmy.ml
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      In US English Ground is used to signify Earth. But if you said Ground in England people would understand what you meant.

      • @JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world
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        I guess to be fair, most of my time working with electronics was alongside the USN so that makes sense

    • Slippery_Snake874
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      I hear people use earth in English sometimes, but I think “earth ground” is pretty common

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