In article ,
"Anthony R. Gold" writes:
On 30 Aug 2008 22:38:31 GMT, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
"Anthony R. Gold" writes:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:12:16 +0200, Timothy Murphy
wrote:
I'm really amazed at the low standard of Italian plugs.
It makes one wonder if the fuses in UK plugs are really necessary.
If they don't use a ring mains configuration but a radial system, such as
used in the USA, then wiring can be safely configured without plug fuses.
Did you realise you put the words _US_, _wiring_, and _safely_ in
the same sentence?
Do you have any data or statistics to show that they do not deserve to fit
into the same sentence?
There's plenty of it around. Their deaths per capita arising from
electrical causes is significantly worse than UK and much of Europe.
This is nothing to do with a radial system (which is implemented
very safely in many places). It's to do with the poor quality of
their wiring accessories, connections, breakers, etc, combined with
higher current heating effects due to lower mains voltage. This is
also amplified by the more significant use of entirely timber
(flammable) building construction in many areas.
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Andrew Gabriel
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