denmark voltage contact
category: general [glöplog]
I have never been at the party with a computer. My que is, .. Has DK got the same contact in the walls as in Sweden, Germany etc ?
LIKE, DUH
... only that danes don't need to shield/ground anything, so prepare for some major electric shock fun if you ever touch anything metallic at a computer party in DK (and this works even for 5-people-meetings ;)
OTOH, those danish extension sockets are THE tool to remove the humming coming from the audio out of laptops with incompetent PSUs (Dell eg. ;)
OTOH, those danish extension sockets are THE tool to remove the humming coming from the audio out of laptops with incompetent PSUs (Dell eg. ;)
actually, i have been wondering the same thing, but about russia, what are their sockets like ?
huh, russian sockets are 220v
nowadays most sockets are so-called 'euro-type'
i mean pin holes are for 4.7-4.8mm pins ( original russian pins are quite thin ). nevertheless as far as i know grounding ( hm.. you know what i'm talking about, right :) is set up properly in modern buildings only. so if you see a groundig contact ( every euro-socket has one ) it means nothing :)
anyway pin-adaptor ( euro->russian ) costs around 20 cents or so.
nowadays most sockets are so-called 'euro-type'
i mean pin holes are for 4.7-4.8mm pins ( original russian pins are quite thin ). nevertheless as far as i know grounding ( hm.. you know what i'm talking about, right :) is set up properly in modern buildings only. so if you see a groundig contact ( every euro-socket has one ) it means nothing :)
anyway pin-adaptor ( euro->russian ) costs around 20 cents or so.
Why dont you make them AMERICAN instead of EUROFAGIAN? AMERICAN plugs are far more durable and look nicer, too.
uk plugs are good.. nice and solid, easy to use, well grounded. Much better than the euro style or american ones from my experience. Only problem is they're used in only a couple of countries, so if you travel you always need an adaptor.
UK plugs are supersized bulky UK shit.
ahh yes, and euro plugs can be inserted into uk sockets... you must insert some object into the ground hole (i usually use a key, but maybe its a good idea to use something non-metalic) and you can then push the plug into the other holes with a bit of force. Useful thing to know when you're stuck without an adaptor.
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what was that ? o_O
ehm... which country ? :)
what was that ? o_O
ehm... which country ? :)
AMEERICAAA in all its glory!
american plugs look better??? The US is one of the countries in the world with the worst taste and style, imho...
danish design 4ever ;)
danish design 4ever ;)
they have electricity in denmark? whoaa nelly!
the plugs over here in america are rather small profile compared to everything else. except for, like, 1 million amp plugs needed for a clothes dryer or stove, which are pretty much UK plugs.
then again, if you get shocked over here, 120 volts wont put you into a coma.
then again, if you get shocked over here, 120 volts wont put you into a coma.
then again, voltage doesn't kill you - amperage does
"amperage" :DDD
if i'm not mistaken electric shock from >80-90v socket with enough current is lethal. in most cases.
anyway dont you in america have some kind of cut-outs ? well i've seen cut-outs saving lives twice -and they worked allright.
anyway dont you in america have some kind of cut-outs ? well i've seen cut-outs saving lives twice -and they worked allright.
ah forgot. one of those lucky idiots was me. :P
yeah, current is more dangerous than voltage. I've had a 400v shock, but it didn't have too much power, so it just cooked my thumb and disabled my arm for an hour or so. A friend of mine had a 15kv shock, without much damage at all. And I'm sure i heard the 110v american plugs are more dangerous cause they give out more current to give the same power.
hey gargaj, it is a REAL word. at least according webster's dictionary. :)
So since I've been running about places, using power adapters, etc - I've got some bits of info on this.
First of all, if you ever need a place to live, you can carve out the underside of the British plugs. A family of eight can live in there comfortably, plus room for the livestock. Alternately, you can use them as a weapon, by swinging them about on their cord.
If you ask anyone in Britain about them, you will get the answer that they are the safest thing ever created, and that they don't understand why the remainder of the world continues to use such inferior plugs.
Now, if you have a UK based computer, and you go overseas, you will need to buy not only a voltage adaptor but you will probably also need to get some form of extension for it as your plug will get nasty glances, and possibly some swearing, from the other sceners trying to use the mutli-cord outlet. Your plug and adaptor won't take more voltage, amperage, wattage, ohmage, or fromage, but it will definately occupy more space than any other adapter.
If, however, you have a US based plug, people will look at you and wonder what caused the US to actually NOT have the largest thing for once. I mean, the US is pretty much expected to show it's 'dominance' in everything, so why wouldn't they use more current and take up more space than everyone else?
Now, the Swiss plugs LOOK like normal European plugs, but if you try to plug your European outlet into it, you find out that your plug is too fat. So, you'll need a second adaptor for that US plug or UK plug; so you'll either have a rather tiny 2-pronged flat plug, going into a round adaptor with 2 round metal rods, plugged into another round adapter with 2 round metal rods of a slightly smaller nature -- OR you'll have something that looks like 2 metal rods sticking out of a round base attached to a typical motor home, sans wheels.
Now apparently in some other areas of the world, they have chosen to use plugs similar to the US, but instead of being parallel, they are angled. I've actually not yet been in one of these countries, but I imagine that they also have jokes about the British travellers who have to rent a second hotel room just for their power cords.
Really, though, so long as you have an adaptor, which tend to be available at the airport, you'll be fine.
Unless you're borrowing someone's computer.
In which case you're going to have the problem of the KEYBOARD.
Especially if you're in FRANCE.
Where, in an attempt to cause the British to never come to their country with thier gargantuan electrical plugs, they have designed the keyboards in such a way that every nation's favorite qwerty-key switch is in effect, PLUS you have to shift to type numbers. And most common punctuation. And Spanish and Scandanavian characters.
They do have a key for 'deliver me cheese' however. That's my favorite key.
The UK keyboard, on the other hand, has a goofy £ symbol, where the pound sign should be. They get away with this by saying that the pound symbol, #, is actually a HASH. They also like to go to Amsterdam and smoke hash, and when you point this out, they get all flustered and say they're the inventors of the language and where do we get off inventing words like 'Bling' and using the original spelling of 'aluminium' when Sir Humphrey Davey was a Brit, and they ought to know how to oppress people as they've been doing it longer.
Why no, the router at work is NOT working so I can't do any actual work. Why do you ask?
First of all, if you ever need a place to live, you can carve out the underside of the British plugs. A family of eight can live in there comfortably, plus room for the livestock. Alternately, you can use them as a weapon, by swinging them about on their cord.
If you ask anyone in Britain about them, you will get the answer that they are the safest thing ever created, and that they don't understand why the remainder of the world continues to use such inferior plugs.
Now, if you have a UK based computer, and you go overseas, you will need to buy not only a voltage adaptor but you will probably also need to get some form of extension for it as your plug will get nasty glances, and possibly some swearing, from the other sceners trying to use the mutli-cord outlet. Your plug and adaptor won't take more voltage, amperage, wattage, ohmage, or fromage, but it will definately occupy more space than any other adapter.
If, however, you have a US based plug, people will look at you and wonder what caused the US to actually NOT have the largest thing for once. I mean, the US is pretty much expected to show it's 'dominance' in everything, so why wouldn't they use more current and take up more space than everyone else?
Now, the Swiss plugs LOOK like normal European plugs, but if you try to plug your European outlet into it, you find out that your plug is too fat. So, you'll need a second adaptor for that US plug or UK plug; so you'll either have a rather tiny 2-pronged flat plug, going into a round adaptor with 2 round metal rods, plugged into another round adapter with 2 round metal rods of a slightly smaller nature -- OR you'll have something that looks like 2 metal rods sticking out of a round base attached to a typical motor home, sans wheels.
Now apparently in some other areas of the world, they have chosen to use plugs similar to the US, but instead of being parallel, they are angled. I've actually not yet been in one of these countries, but I imagine that they also have jokes about the British travellers who have to rent a second hotel room just for their power cords.
Really, though, so long as you have an adaptor, which tend to be available at the airport, you'll be fine.
Unless you're borrowing someone's computer.
In which case you're going to have the problem of the KEYBOARD.
Especially if you're in FRANCE.
Where, in an attempt to cause the British to never come to their country with thier gargantuan electrical plugs, they have designed the keyboards in such a way that every nation's favorite qwerty-key switch is in effect, PLUS you have to shift to type numbers. And most common punctuation. And Spanish and Scandanavian characters.
They do have a key for 'deliver me cheese' however. That's my favorite key.
The UK keyboard, on the other hand, has a goofy £ symbol, where the pound sign should be. They get away with this by saying that the pound symbol, #, is actually a HASH. They also like to go to Amsterdam and smoke hash, and when you point this out, they get all flustered and say they're the inventors of the language and where do we get off inventing words like 'Bling' and using the original spelling of 'aluminium' when Sir Humphrey Davey was a Brit, and they ought to know how to oppress people as they've been doing it longer.
Why no, the router at work is NOT working so I can't do any actual work. Why do you ask?
truck : do you feel too optimus today ? ;)
No, had I felt Optimus, I'd post in Greek (: I'm sure they have really interesting keyboards to type on (:
Summary:
-There are many different types of powerplugs
-Sir G. is an untypical, polite american and does not praise american plugs
-Stupid UK plugs suck
-French keyboards suck
-There are many different types of powerplugs
-Sir G. is an untypical, polite american and does not praise american plugs
-Stupid UK plugs suck
-French keyboards suck