![[EU] I want to replace an old multi-socket but the majority of the ones sold today don't have this pin? Why is that and does that mean they are not connected to the ground?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/646a06d0-f730-4cd3-9ee6-2b7c66fe3a9f.jpeg){kind=link}
I’ve always known these with pins, or are they replaced by those two tiny plates on the side?
Edit: example of one of the most sold models https://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/387671120546
I’ve always known these with pins, or are they replaced by those two tiny plates on the side?
Edit: example of one of the most sold models https://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/387671120546
If you don’t know what you’re doing I suggest you don’t buy a jukebox online but at a local store. That way you’re probably on the safe side. The link one looks like the German version and your post pic is France/Belgium. They’re not (edit: always) compatible. Plugs are a non-EU-standardized mess.
They’re sometimes compatible. I have French style plugs in Belgium, but most of my devices have both a hole and side connectors to be cross-compatible.
I’ve moved from Belgium to the Netherlands (so the standard you show to the one with 2 grounding things at the top and bottom). Every single plug was compatible and usable without issue. The ONLY issue with the plugs here is that they can’t handle as high of a load as the Belgian ones. The best part about these are that you can plug it in both ways which is soooo convenient!
Oh god, imagine USB-A’ing your electrical outlets.
*shudders in german*
The only benefit I got from it was being able to charge my car with a powerplug