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Latest comment: 1 year ago by LPfi in topic T-plug
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T-plug edit
Something called a T-connection or T-plug is suggested to make a Schuko plug fit an electricity outlet. What is that? Is it something Brazil-specific or is it just me who don't recognise the word? –LPfi (talk) 19:31, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- I would imagine it's something like this: https://www.tokmanni.fi/haaroitin-2-pistorasiaa-6438114911662 basically allowing you to plug in two plugs; first the unit in the wall socket you don't want to damage, and then you have two sockets that you can damage as much as you like. One must remember that while they will usually not break, it's generally not a good idea to bend the pins of your plug together/apart. --Ypsilon (talk) 19:59, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- OK. Thanks Ypsilon. With the ones over here, like the one in the photo (except that it is for Schukos), you must use quite some force to get the plug forced in. If the plastic is brittle, you might also expose the dangerous parts; I hope the Brazilian ones are flexible. Otherwise using a knife or other suitable tools to form the T-plug's sockets might be safer. You could also bring a Schuko socket combined with a "euro" plug (you could have a knowledgable friend make such a device). It is probably illegal, but safer – you would skip the grounding also by the T-plug trick. Just make sure you don't exceed the 2.5 A limit (or have a sturdier E plug, which I suppose might fit, there are versions with different current limits), don't use it when grounding is unavailable, and don't use it with devices that need the grounding to be safe.
- For bending pins: outlets and extension cords tend to be child protected over here (how widespread is that?), which makes inserting the plug more difficult, and you are tempted to use force that bends the weak euro plug's pins, such that they won't fit any more.