The slight underlying tone of frustration made this video very relatable to me
@davidpar2
7 жыл бұрын
The Italian standard (three pins inline) is unique to Italy. The reason there are two sizes of it stems from the days when electricity in Italy was billed on two separate meters at two separate rates, for two separate circuits in the homes: smaller plugs for lighting, larger plugs for power. Nowadays, the size difference is simply to account for differences in amperage
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
6 жыл бұрын
davidpar2 Also in Chile uses Italian outlets. Argentina uses Australian outlet with Europlug universal outlet.
@Elmediomenso
5 жыл бұрын
Fork plug, 3 prongs in line lol
@DanielSoto1980
5 жыл бұрын
@@Elmediomenso Uruguay also.
@Ragnar8504
4 жыл бұрын
@@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY They're also creeping into some European countries, I've seen pictures of Italian sockets from Serbia and Romania.
@gianmarcofilipponi2673
4 жыл бұрын
Because in Italy we are more "fregni".
@TobyandthealienDuck
3 ай бұрын
I got it right when I went to lake Garda in Italy, for the adapter and on my world plug adapters, for Europe were thin enough pins but I checked before going too, and that’s what you should do. I imagine that’s an easy mistake to accidentally make, and when your on holiday.
@Engineer9736
8 жыл бұрын
Those 3 pin plugs are typical Italian afaik. Almost whole Europe uses the 2-pin plugs. Belgium has an added earth pin in their sockets which goes into that Shuko plug.
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
8 жыл бұрын
Same thing in Chile.
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
8 жыл бұрын
Chile also uses Italian outlets.
@tookitogo
8 жыл бұрын
Richard van Pukkem Yep, Europe standardized on a single 2-prong plug (the Europlug), but nearly every country invented its own standard for the ground pin. France and Germany have different *sockets*, but the plugs are generally made to fit both, having the side contacts for German schuko, and a hole for the socket-mounted earth pin in French sockets. Then the Italians put the earth in the middle, as shown here. The Swiss put the earth pin offset, similar to the US plug. So did Denmark, but with different spacing... ::sigh::
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
7 жыл бұрын
Antonio Tejada In Thailand, they created the outlet called Type O Outlet. Thai outlets are derived from US ground round outlet and Euro round outlet. There is a universal joining US and Euro outlets in Thailand in the 90s, added a US ground outlet, so it accepts type A, B and C plugs. In 2006, Thai created the Type O plug from US ground plug and Euro plug. For the future, US outlets in Thailand will be phased out soon. To replace the Thai Type O TIS166-2549 standard outlet. Danish ground plugs are crescent shaped, and Thai ground outlets are US ground round plugs. It's unsafe to plug French Type E (round holes at the plug) and Euro Schuko Type F (Ground metal at the side) on Thai outlet. Israeli Type H plug and Danish type K. You need a Thai plug adapter with Euro holes to plug safely with the ground for Schuko plugs.
@tookitogo
7 жыл бұрын
Francis Litan Oh great, another new standard with two standard spacing round pins for live and neutral, and an offset centered round earth pin. Just in case types D, H, J, M, and N weren't enough to choose from!! 😂😂
@4antastic956
7 жыл бұрын
Italy and Switzerland use different power plugs
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
2 жыл бұрын
Type J plug used in Switzerland that can fit Type C and 4.0 mm Europlugs but not Schuko plugs. Simmilar to Swiss plug, Brazil created the plug called type N or NBR14136. 3mm gap between the middle of live + neutral and middle ground pins. Brazilian plugs are incompatible with Swiss Type J outlet. Italian plugs are also used in Chile and Urugray and Brazilian plug also used in South Africa (no need adapter for Europlug chargers.
@grassytramtracks
2 жыл бұрын
They are quite similar, but aren't compatible
@Elmediomenso
5 жыл бұрын
The Grounded italian is a fork
@ChristopherPecoraro
5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@matteofalduto766
4 жыл бұрын
Designed with functionality in mind. You can eat spaghetti with it.
@DanielSoto1980
5 жыл бұрын
Italia Chile y Uruguay usan los contactos L de 3 clavijas en línea (Fase - Tierra - Neutro)
@GegoXaren
6 жыл бұрын
It Europe we generally use Schuko or French sockets. (mostly Schuko).
@xyzxyz4575
7 жыл бұрын
The Italian job.
@reepeez
5 жыл бұрын
umm.. so I am travelling to Italy, what will the outlet on the wall be? Seems to be the obvious question but no answer, I just want to buy the right adaptor :D
@vapervop
5 жыл бұрын
reepeez We use both sockets types F (German) and L (Italian) in modern houses. As you can see we use adaptors too, since we have 2 standards (It’s stupid I know...). You will need an “Italian 10A/16A (L) plug to schuko (German) socket” adaptor, especially if you will go in a “old building” that has not the F type sockets.
@vapervop
5 жыл бұрын
images.app.goo.gl/pE11yN3E7QXnxJGNA As example
@salemk.3098
3 жыл бұрын
@@vapervop will the type e/f plug work in the type f socket (schuko)?
@vapervop
3 жыл бұрын
@@salemk.3098 Sure
@grassytramtracks
Жыл бұрын
@@salemk.3098 yes, but you can't count on the combination sockets being there - some houses have them some don't. I'm from the UK and when I go to Italy, if there's a combination socket that can take type F, I can just use my regular UK-Europe adaptor in that socket, but if there isn't that kind, then what I have to do is plug in an adaptor for Italy to schuko, and then my UK-Europe adaptor. It's a clunky solution using 2 adaptors, but that's the way to do it
@mortenfrosthansen84
3 жыл бұрын
We don't have that 3-pin connection in Scandinavia.. Everything is 2, and some bigger apparatus use a earth/ground, but then it looks more like the british, with the pins forming a sort of triangle. Edit*- yeah the german looks like it. But there's a pin sticking out of the hole
@okaro6595
7 ай бұрын
Actually most of Scandinavia use same plugs as Germany. Denmark is the sole exception that uses its own three prong plug.
@triphazard2906
Ай бұрын
On holiday in Florence right now and it's amazing, but fuck me sort your plugs out Italy
@MartinProavis
5 жыл бұрын
0:37 It is not Schuko (F). It is Europlug (E/F compatible).
@okaro6595
7 ай бұрын
No, Europlug is the flat one. That one has no nice name. It is CEE 7/7. It is similar to schuko but it has the grounding hole for Belgian sockets.
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
2 жыл бұрын
When I try to plug Type B into Italian power strip (US 2 pin outlet), so that earth round pin from the US plug will not fit or it’s very dangerous.
@LectronCircuits
7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful little adaptors. Where can your audience obtain them? Cheers!
@dorothywatson5983
25 күн бұрын
Wall socket for gas stoves.
@charlesjob6225
6 жыл бұрын
which type/prong style is most popular and common in Italy? also which of these is the grounded Italian plug? (plug type L) I know you showed a 3 prong plug, but you said its not grounded right?? so I'm guessing its a plug that looks like the type L And you displayed the shuck which is grounded but thats not the Italian one (?), you mentioned its German.. Edit: Also, from where did you purchase your power strip?
@neutronalchemist3241
5 жыл бұрын
The Italian standard is the type L plug (three pronged, flat, grounded) that came in two measures, 10A (the smaller one) and 16A (the bigger one). The two pronged one is a type C or Europlug. that's used because its fully compatible with the type L socket, and many European manufacturers use it for small tools (and that's the reason of the survival of the type L 10A plug, despite the 16A occupies the same space, and delievers more power). The round one is a type E-F double standard plug, that's used by many European manufacturers, and so the italians has to adapt, even if its just too big for what it is (in the space occupied by a type F socket, you can put two type L sockets, see www.worldstandards.eu/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/electricity-type-L-bipasso-socket-300x223.jpg ).
@grassytramtracks
Жыл бұрын
Type C is the most common, and type L is the kind with 3 pins in a row, but far more appliances have the schuko plug as that's the general European standard and as for sockets, some houses have sockets that only take type L, but some have sockets that can take schuko too - it's just chaos
@frankielyon4947
2 жыл бұрын
Uk plug on top 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@grassytramtracks
Жыл бұрын
British plugs have nothing schuko/french plugs/sickets don't (except fuses, which are only needed in Britain because we decided it was a good idea to shove ≤13A plugs into a 32A circuit) they have shutters which are harder to fool than ones in British sockets, earthing wherever needed (double insulated appliances do not need an earth even in the UK)
@mariadesantis9259
6 жыл бұрын
I have an italian range cook top and it has the 3 prong plug. Where can I buy the adapter so I can plug it into a USA outlet?
@stevenhollingsworth3249
6 жыл бұрын
You would actually need a transformer, which hardware stores would have.
@ethanpoole3443
6 жыл бұрын
maria de santis If you are trying to plug a European cooktop into a receptacle within North America you will need more than just an adapter for the cooktop as the cooktop was engineered for 240V and most of our receptacles will be 120V (typically 15A per receptacle and the circuit itself may be either 15 or 20 amps depending upon the home). Since most cooktops use resistive heating elements a 240V resistive heating element will operate 75% cooler at 120V due to Ohms Law, so not good for cooking. You would either need to use a heavy duty step up transformer to convert the 120VAC to 240VAC, but that is only an option if the cooktop is rated at something less than 7.5A (it will draw twice that at 120V since you are doubling the voltage) or, better still if you really want to keep it, have an electrician go ahead and install a proper 240VAC North American standard outlet such as a NEMA 6-15R (yes, we do have 240V outlets as an option in America -- they look similar to the 120V receptacles, but with the prongs rotated 90 degrees) and also go ahead and replace the plug on your cooktop to match the new receptacle.
@gianmarcofilipponi2673
4 жыл бұрын
In USA you use 100/120 volts. You Need to buy a transformer before an adapter for the plug to step up the range of the electricity, because in Italy we use 220/230 volts.
@jadon-sc1zj
3 жыл бұрын
@@gianmarcofilipponi2673 As an American slight correction we use 120/240 not 100/120 so we do have different sockets for 240 that are used for electric stoves and clothes dryers
@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions
5 жыл бұрын
Where can I find that universal block? It has shutters, right? Can I plug Type-B? Also Type-L plugs are only used in two countries Italy🇮🇹 and Chile🇨🇱
@DanielSoto1980
5 жыл бұрын
Uruguay también los usa de manera oficial, están eliminando el contacto australiano I
@grassytramtracks
Жыл бұрын
No do not plug type B - if the earth prong fits into the socket, then it will cause the case of the appliance to go live and kill you. Use an adaptor for type B, this is only OK to use with type A, C, E/F and L
@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions
Жыл бұрын
@@grassytramtracks I see. Well, thank you so much.
@elliconline2301
4 жыл бұрын
So what is the one for Italy?????
@jankubistjk7921
4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@DrSAM69
3 жыл бұрын
Type L
@DavideCester
3 жыл бұрын
All of them, that's the point :-)
@grassytramtracks
Жыл бұрын
All are used in Italy and not all sockets take everything. It's a complete mess
@phenom9333
3 жыл бұрын
You got the same surname as me
@Killerspieler0815
4 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Pecoraro - Italy should change to ether the German or French plugs ... Italian plugs are not so widely used today , this it has in common with Israeli plugs.
@ChristopherPecoraro
4 жыл бұрын
Well, nobody seems to ever want to conform to the way that others do things, it's sad.
@Killerspieler0815
4 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Pecoraro - YES correct , its the same as with the two mostly identical parties in the USA. ... Alternative: switch to the new IEC standard that is being adopted in Brazil & South Africa kzitem.info/news/bejne/0Y2knmeegYFiYKw
@DrSAM69
3 жыл бұрын
The type L is the more compact one, it's half the size of a type e-f plug so you can fit twice as many in your wall's electric board, I also find it easier to insert. Usually type L sockets are flat but sometimes they sink into the wall like e-f plugs, type L plugs in a flat socket are more prone to bending when hit or pulled hard sideways.
@Killerspieler0815
3 жыл бұрын
@@DrSAM69 - the Italian L-socket is (just like a PC´s audio klinke-port) prone to damage even without bumping / stepping onto it even by the wight of its own cable , not even mentioning heavy wall-wart transformers, especially when mouted / used in horizontal configuration , the British & especially recessed German socket do it much better. If yopu need the space , switch to gthe 230V-IEC socket or the _latest_ version of Swiss socket (Note the slightly older Non-recessed Swiss sockets are as lethal as USA sockets)
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY
2 жыл бұрын
Switzerland uses their own plug
@slightez4591
5 жыл бұрын
Grazierà! So i don’t need americans asking me For my plugs! Sorry for my ENGLISH
@rachel1215
4 жыл бұрын
Graziera?
@4antastic956
7 жыл бұрын
Europe almost use shuko power plug i
@DanielSoto1980
5 жыл бұрын
Is SCHUKO (Schütz Konnector)
@Nox665
6 жыл бұрын
I don't see anything complicated: 10 Amps 2 prong plugs: light loads with double insulation, like the Type A plug in the USA 10 Amps 3 prong plugs: light loads that require earthing, like the Type B in the USA 16 Amps 3 prong plugs: outdated and not used anymore, however since there are still old appliances in many houses it's obviously still accepted in nowadays sockets. The 16 Amp Schuko replaced the 16A italian plug on modern appliances , and it's a PAIN IN THE ASS due to the space it takes. The guy suggesting that the world should adopt the UK plug should be SHOT at point blank. So at the end of the day, there are only 2 types of sockets, exactly like in the USA. Complicated?
@adamjingly36
5 жыл бұрын
yes
@TakeMeOffYourMailingList
5 жыл бұрын
>The guy suggesting that the world should adopt the UK plug should be SHOT at point blank. BS 1363 is the safest in the world. I can't say I've ever had an issue with the space. The only issue is standing on the bastards.
@okaro6595
5 жыл бұрын
@@TakeMeOffYourMailingList No it is not, the shutters are a death trap as they open with the ground pin. In Europeans sockets you need to push both pins at the same time to open it.
@TakeMeOffYourMailingList
5 жыл бұрын
@@okaro6595 Only on poorly designed sockets. Try that on a modern Hamilton socket and you won't get very far.
@demoniack81
4 жыл бұрын
@@TakeMeOffYourMailingList "BS 1363 is the safest in the world." No it's not, it has nothing more than a shucko socket and it uses EVEN MORE space for no reason. The fuse in the plug is useless because in the rest of the world, where we don't have the "best safety" like you, we don't go sticking 13A plugs into 32A circuits.
@jvemPiRe14
7 жыл бұрын
loooooooooooooool
@hotstuff697
5 ай бұрын
more like SHITALY. ONE KRAPPY VIDEO
@Pensi0nar
4 ай бұрын
@hotstuff697 12d ago (edited) "more like SHITALY. ONE KRAPPY VIDEO" why ? what's wrong? 🤌
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