• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    10 days ago

    Interesting. How far along is South Africa’s adoption of it? Are they appearing in newly built houses or on appliances? And how are they handling the transition?

    If 2-pin Europlugs won’t fit into a Type N, Europe may be better off in adopting the Swiss variant (which they do fit).

    • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOP
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      10 days ago

      South Africa used to use a Mixture of M and C, and still mostly do.

      But since 2018 building regulations require new houses to have at least one Type N plug installed. Adoption is slow, but N being compatible with C will hopefully speed things along.

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        9 days ago

        Brazil just set a date limit after which no electrical equipment was allowed to be sold with non standard plugs. Eventually it all worked itself out.