Talk:AS 3112

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[edit] Excellent Safety?

I've heard that this is the safest type of plug, as it's not possible to put even the ungrounded plug in the wrong way around (i.e. getting live & neutral mixed up). Can anyone confirm or provide reference? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.253.75.52 (talk • contribs)

It is safer than many types but hardly the safest. Its current capacity is limited to 10 amps and there is no fuse (see BS1353 80.229.222.48 23:21, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

People from lots of countries like to claim that thier types are the safest. The truth is that most first world 240V plugs have a fairly similar selection of safety features. Sure british plugs are fused but thats mainly because our socket circuits are so highly rated and BS 1362 fuses aren't all that fast acting anyway. Sure british and aussie plugs are always polarised but reversed live/neutral connections not really a safety problem provided the appliances are designed right. The 110V countries tend to use plugs that don't have any mechanisms to prevent touching of the pins but they argue that the lower voltage makes them unnessacery and even the 240V countries haven't had them very long (i think i still have some BS1363 plugs that are too old to have pin insulation). Plugwash 19:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)