Re: EU Standard plug
>I wouldn't find those kludgy UK plugs acceptable at all - too complex, too many ways to make them fail.
Kludgy? bulky yes but kludgy?
too complex? about the only significant functional difference between a Standard UK 13A plug and others is the inclusion of a removable fuse.
too many ways to make them fail.? the only different way a UK plug can fail, is for the fuse to blow - is that too many?
>Much better to implement protection permanently at the circuit level, when the building is constructed.
UK electrical installation Standards require this, as has been pointed out by others the circuit breaker/fuse serves a slightly different purpose to the appliance plug/outlet fuse.
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