Quality: Why are UK plugs fused? Summary Essentially, WWII copper shortages resulted in cost-saving changes to wiring standards; these compromises were compensated for by including a safety fuse in the 1947-design BS1363 plug. History of the ‘ring main’...
Sri Lanka plug: UK type in new national standard (2017) Sri Lanka plug: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), in conjunction with the Sri Lanka Standards Association (SLSI), have decided to standardise on one plug type. Historically using the smaller...
Saudi Arabia standardises on one plug and creates a new approval Through the Saudi Standards, Quality, and Metrology Organisation, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a new standard effective 2015, SASO 2203, that standardises its plug type as the UK type (with...
South Africa slowly phases in a new plug South Africa has used its large 16A plug since it was first designed in 1913, but is changing to a new type, SANS 164-2. An estimated 500 million Rand of damage is caused each year in electrical accidents, and the new plug is...
Swiss plugs to have partially insulated pins for increased safety As of 31st December 2012, all Swiss type 11 (2 pin 10A) and type 12 (3 pin 10A) plugs must now have partially insulated live and neutral pins. Newer type 12 sockets are recessed to make accidental...
