TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agothis plug doesn't have the little holeslemmy.worldimagemessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down123
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minus-squareczardestructo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down17·2 years 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-up29arrow-down1·2 years agoWhile potentially true - that is not why the holes are missing. They aren’t part of any spec.
minus-squareschmidtster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down9·2 years 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.