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Post #Av1IgVnATZtnbHDzDU by [email protected] |
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I changed my mind, my biggest Australia culture shock was not the driver's … |
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Post #Av1IugnaLlWFn7BEP2 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes I think my LA friend told me the wall switch toggling the socke… |
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Post #Av1Iy6YL3NI2XDg34S by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes if you’re referring to US GFCI type outlets, that’s because… |
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Post #Av1J3qU3i7OaR2PepE by [email protected] |
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@shlee So in America there's a second wire to a lot of rooms that can be ju… |
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Post #Av1JAJ1uUS98hrKL7g by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes Australian wiring explicitly separates lighting from “power�… |
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Post #Av1JATRRmMW0zxLsJc by [email protected] |
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@lilstevie No, I'm talking about switches that turn on wall outlets at the … |
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Post #Av1JCRUA1VAzVhYlU0 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes oh yeah, those, we don’t do that here 😂 |
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Post #Av1JCk9EdWj9OIup0K by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes The UK does that as well. We over-engineered the plugs and soc… |
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Post #Av1JCkFGH7Y1gzjdOi by [email protected] |
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@spacehobo This is the first time I've run into Americans and Australians d… |
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Post #Av1JEs7Lybecgh3BOi by [email protected] |
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@lilstevie that's a total norm difference, really funny from an electronics… |
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Post #Av1JHqixc749Ec3oYq by [email protected] |
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@nonspecialist Pretty wild, especially before smart plugs. |
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Post #Av1JJaPtDRyzEjy6pU by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes I don't understand this. Outlets in Oz almost always have s… |
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Post #Av1JLrdEBJQpCwIFhA by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes right? |
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Post #Av1JP8ZhdyEOcnCnsu by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes there are ways to get it done, but light circuit outlets have s… |
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Post #Av1JQ4OiexuLxWVqoi by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes It’ll be 240 rather than 110 as well |
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Post #Av1JQ4V6HF0oHJUwlM by [email protected] |
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@hypostase Yes, I won't be tearing that open soon. |
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Post #Av1JQ4bpsCOqcCeKGG by [email protected] |
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Post #Av1JfMtgA5xRg4Hxgm by [email protected] |
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@nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes technically it is possible but the outlet needs … |
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Post #Av1Jt6jX3S5JbK5tA0 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @spacehobo 240 vs 110 volt also drives some design decisions. |
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Post #Av1L7RvZ9UybLF7pWS by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes IoT renders a lot of this academic as your switch for EVERYTHIN… |
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Post #Av1LS7pB5dbn4fzpYG by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @lilstevie But how would the smart plug industry grow so well i… |
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Post #Av1LnkLn2vtqdrYnQG by [email protected] |
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@kauer @hacks4pancakes in the us, it is common to have wall switches near entry… |
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Post #Av1LnkSAfD0IxeXtMu by [email protected] |
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@cascheranno @hacks4pancakes OMG. Europe is bad enough, with unswitched outlets… |
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Post #Av1LnkYYHU6lHRWzJY by [email protected] |
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@kauer @cascheranno @hacks4pancakes Huh, where do you see unearthed outlets in … |
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Post #Av1M3GSnvt78aCEyum by [email protected] |
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@nonspecialist @hacks4pancakesIn the UK the switched socket for a floor/table l… |
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Post #Av1M3GYTaneQrmtVku by [email protected] |
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@geoffl @nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes In Slovenia you can buy switches rated f… |
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Post #Av1M6iNuZyM62zb600 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes just so you know it’s also illegal to do any kind of electric… |
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Post #Av1MBuI1kAyWPzJwX2 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes good, light switch switched outlets are the most annoying thing… |
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Post #Av1MIxk9Im7z9kq4XI by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @lilstevie What, you mean you can turn on all the power outlets… |
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Post #Av1MMtDI5OpCGVLHCC by [email protected] |
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@pewnack Correct, there's an extra wire and jumper per outlet to do it. |
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Post #Av1Mmwl9WYW2nCbch6 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes Brilliant |
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Post #Av1Ov613C0Mzj43VRo by [email protected] |
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@nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes When the US was first being electrified, the pow… |
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Post #Av1Ov67mmxl23xCswi by [email protected] |
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@rk but all people want to do is turn on their lamp when they walk in a room |
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Post #Av1QI2JDF1rYqL3MrQ by [email protected] |
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@jernej__s @cascheranno @hacks4pancakes All over Switzerland. Two holes. Plenty… |
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Post #Av1QI2PEscgR91sBFo by [email protected] |
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@kauer @cascheranno @hacks4pancakes The only place I've seen two-hole socke… |
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Post #Av1QRx27i8cDNQmu6i by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @lilstevie In AU, rooms tend to be lit by the ceiling lights, a… |
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Post #Av1Qtv72RgrLWoQJVY by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @rk With a ~5W LED globe in them, my wife just leaves them on a… |
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Post #Av1QvDO9ys5cV537Im by [email protected] |
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@jernej__s @nonspecialist @hacks4pancakesThere are higher rated switches for ap… |
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Post #Av1QvDUBcSuUnlrvhA by [email protected] |
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@geoffl @nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes The ones I'm talking about are modul… |
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Post #Av1SzywDKrgl2RNXCS by [email protected] |
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@nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes I have never had the urge to plug a vacuum into … |
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Post #Av1Szz3IuVMNOQhCFc by [email protected] |
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@nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes why have a light switch rave when you can have a… |
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Post #Av1Szz9gWmSpiDgICG by [email protected] |
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@epilonious @nonspecialist I understood that reference |
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Post #Av1VNshkMWlmZ38SlU by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes [in the US]"210.70(A)(1) Habitable Rooms. At least one wal… |
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@hacks4pancakes Don't think there are many countries that have? In Sweden a… |
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Post #Av1YU7K7DqvbVIkOCe by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @shlee this was really common in 1970s (and later) American con… |
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Post #Av1Yq53CLyfkpFJ6vY by [email protected] |
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@shlee @hacks4pancakes I don't know if it's true. I am rather earthquak… |
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Post #Av1ZSHuaz4PRiaVBuy by [email protected] |
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@pewnack @hacks4pancakes basically, the wiring of that era runs four wires: Bla… |
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@nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes also handy to stop people sticking metal objects… |
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@Jplonie @nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes Doesn’t work for toddlers though (my … |
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Post #Av1a05PBzOhEm9vhy4 by [email protected] |
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@NewtonMark @Jplonie @nonspecialist @hacks4pancakes this is why the standard in… |
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Post #Av1agHXTGdhSZNvG40 by [email protected] |
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@JeffGrigg @hacks4pancakes I don't believe "outlet" in this conte… |
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@hacks4pancakes ElectroBOOM is a big fan of Australian electricity and safety -… |
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Post #Av1eyfKPxOmDNeq2iG by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes We have a switch on our wall here near Seattle, and I have no i… |
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Post #Av1g35CfnPQQk8t0Ma by [email protected] |
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@mweiss @JeffGrigg Yeah, what code calls an outlet and what most people call an… |
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Post #Av1g35J3PgWt3vs6JE by [email protected] |
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@cbane @JeffGrigg Right! I knew there was a word for it and it completely slipp… |
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Post #Av1gKS7bq6JEkJnfUm by [email protected] |
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@mweiss @hacks4pancakes @shlee I have an 80's American house with switched … |
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Post #Av1mnG5iFOE9Ya22aG by [email protected] |
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@TheOneCurly @hacks4pancakes @shlee oh that switched outlet by the door! An 80s… |
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Post #Av3HyIMjQFkhX8h9P6 by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakesSwitching a regular socket other than some sockets in bathrooms … |
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@cbane @mweiss Makes sense.Most of my experience in the US has been with hard w… |
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@rk @hacks4pancakes rooms without lights totally blew my mind when I arrived in… |
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Post #Av5S56BKVYPFdAAGTA by [email protected] |
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@quoll @hacks4pancakes I’m weirded out by Japan (and I think it happens in It… |
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@markjustmark @hacks4pancakes some of my spaces are edge lit, but they’re har… |
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@hacks4pancakes Yep. It’s a definite owie. |
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Post #Av5S6IlNDTCuwNb5vM by [email protected] |
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@hacks4pancakes @hypostase Both have the same risks, 110V is not safer than 240… |
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@hacks4pancakes I feel like some Australians may have seen @TechConnectify vid… |
