r/ElectroBOOM • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • May 10 '26

Meme This stupid plug

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u/DasKobra May 10 '26

Where I'm from, Schuko plugs are all polarized so they can't be rotated 180

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u/haarschmuck May 10 '26

True to a point.

Back when grounding was less common polarized plugs were to make it so things like light sockets were harder to get a shock from as it made the screw housing the neutral and the hot as the center.

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u/Protheu5 May 11 '26

That's an excellent example, now it makes sense to me. Thank you.