Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Anthony R. Gold wrote:
Ergo, you can never introduce a new way of doing things because no
national code has specified that way therefore there is no way of
proving it's good. At least, that appears to be where you are with
that question. Doesn't make much sense to me.

The point is that other countries could have adopted this and did not

Can you name any developed country which has changed their plug and
socket design - apart from the UK?

Brazil, to a new one slightly different from a Swiss one,
Denmark, (from one that, as well as the correct one, accepted German/French
plugs but didn't connect the earth) to the French type,
Italy: from the wide-spaced 16-A one to a Shuko variant with an extra earth
in the middle, to also accept their 3-pin 6-A plugs.
Australia, from various old British types.
USA, but just added an earth to the existing type.
Republic of Ireland, from Schuko plus the odd old British type, to UK type.


and I doubt that is because the possibility was never considered. Of
course the entire ring system was born of post-war poverty and the
copper shortage.

That was one advantage, yes.

Are you old enough to remember the bodges that existed before final
ring circuits?
Yes!