People who joke about legos haven’t stepped on this bad boy

  • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today
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    10 hours ago

    Okay but that’s more talking about the benefit of a 240v system. The question here was the benefit of the giant UK plug. Personally I would argue that 240v to every receptacle is not a major benefit, because very few devices require 3kw+. And in exchange you get a somewhat more hazardous system.
    I am curious if homeowners in NZ are allowed to work on their own wiring? Here in the US you are…

    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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      3 hours ago

      We used to be. The rules changed about 10 years ago.

      A lot of big appliances require higher power. Dishwashers, clothes dryers, fridges.

      Some powers tools, drill press, plainer.

      I never worry about load splitting,.

      The benefit of the AS/NSZ plug, is that it isn’t much bigger than the US plug, but has a higher power density.