"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote:

b wrote:
Leaving aside the joining wires/terminal blocks issue, on the subject
of the plugs and sockets, the UK one to me is superior in many ways.
1. fused plugs.

Ok, I'll conceed that one, but only 50%, after all, how many people
put a 16amp fuse on a .5mm cord?

No-one these days. A lamp for example will come with a plug already fitted and
probably a 3 or 5 amp fuse in the plug.

Graham