On 06/02/2012 12:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Also, the screws are pretty well recessed (on decent quality sockets
anyway) It's difficult to touch them with a finger accidentally.

Yes - that was one of the things wrong with the design. The faceplate can
be removed separately - rather like grid switches in the UK. Excellent
idea for re-decorating. But having the terminals so easily touched when it
is removed just poor design.

Do you mean that the US style socket has a removable faceplate? UK ones
certainly don't, unless perhaps some metalclad industrial units.
With a gridswitch unit, you'd have to be pretty determined to touch a
live terminal with the faceplate off.

Ron