• fatalicus@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Type G can also be ungrounded (the grounding pin is just plastic)

    And type F (and E and K) are also made so that ground is always connected first and disconnected last (when they are grounded).

    What makes G somewhat better (and why the ungrounded plugs has the plastic pin) is that the holes for the living room live wire are closed by a shutter that can only be removed by a lever in the ground hole.