Comments by "GameCube Player" (@gamecubeplayer) on "Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system" video.

  1. that's why they should have breakers instead of fuses
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  2.  @davidpar2  that's also the reason why the british plug is overrated
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  3.  @henryposadas3309  why?
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  4. 16:04 both holes are the same size so a polarized plug won't fit
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  5.  @thomasalberts3181  dutch plug? do you mean type e or type f?
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  6. i think that's why the european 230v sockets are protected by 30ma rcds
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  7. the original gba doesn't have a charger so you must've had a gba sp
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  8.  @lzh4950  why didn't the earth wire create a short circuit that blows the fuse/breaker? that's how it worked before rcds were invented
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  9.  @kung_puey  fun fact: european breakers still trip internally if you do that
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  10. ​ @imperiallegionnaire6943 why would you want to plug a washing machine & a dryer into a single power strip? if you use both at the same time the 16a fuse will likely blow
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  11.  @imperiallegionnaire6943  many european homes have a single double power socket for a washing machine & a dryer so you don't need a power strip
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  12.  @imperiallegionnaire6943  do you know those single european type e/f power sockets that are recessed inside the wall? those can be easily replaced with double european type e/f power sockets that are recessed outside the wall, do you know what i'm talking about?
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  13. in my rental apartment somebody had put a bigger fuse in the fuse box
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  14. why are most uk houses single phase even though most european houses are 3 phase?
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  15. having fuses in plugs is unsafe because if they keep blowing then people will use bigger fuses
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  16.  @Stainless316L  then people will replace the fuses with hex bits
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  17. if 120v goes through your body into the ground the resistance will be so high that a 15a breaker will almost never trip
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  18. old ungrounded euro sockets are rated for 230v 10a
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  19. you can accidentally plug a 10a australian plug into a 15a or even 20a australian socket
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  20. does the european earth wire trip the breaker or not?
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  21.  @tortellinifettuccine  what do you mean? almost everybody says that type g is the best even though type f is the best
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  22.  @Nik-ny9ue  what do they do? take them out?
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  23.  @farshnuke  your standard 16a eurofuses are twice as powerful as our standard 15a fuses
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  24. my fridge is on my kitchen's 20a circuit so it's nice that i can use a 20a fuse
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  25. don't you australians have 415v 3 phase?
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  26. ​ @Footrotflats251 who doesn't need 3 phase power? how do you power a range with 230v single phase? you need 3 8awg (10mm²) wires
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  27. we do have surge protectors here in the us
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  28. those 16awg extension cords still shouldn't exist
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  29. all extension cords and power strips sold in finland are the max 230v 3680w
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  30. short 16a extension cords are 1.5mm² which is thicker than 16awg & long 16a extension cords are 2.5mm² which is thicker than 14awg
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  31. 11awg is almost exactly 4mm²
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  32. why would you need a 10awg extension cord? who needs more than 15a continuous from a single outlet anyway?
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  33. ​ @GeoFry3 those devices don't need more than 15a continuous
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  34. because 1.5mm² is slightly thicker than 16awg & double the voltage means lower resistance
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  35.  @j.r.arnolli9734  what country do you live in? because you use 230/400v but awg instead of mm²
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  36. on double insulated uk devices the earth pin is usually just plastic which isn't connected to anything also uk extension cords are only 13a because of the fuse while schuko extension cords are the full 16a
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  37. what about 240v 10a instead of 120v 20a? it's the same watts but safer because it uses thinner wires
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  38. what does a gfci schuko socket look like or is the gfci in the breaker panel?
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  39.  @MrLOLCraftLP1  i found the gfci in the breaker panel and it maybe has never been tested but my dad doesn't want to test it so what do i do?
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  40.  @MrLOLCraftLP1  in the technology connections gfci video he said that if you don't test them they can break and not trip when they need to
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  41.  @MrLOLCraftLP1  ok thanks
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  42. having fuses in plugs is unsafe because if they keep blowing then people will use bigger fuses
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  43.  @conradi8522  so what? just make a law that says all normal extension cords have to be 12awg
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  44. actual 230v countries usually use a single 230v wire with a neutral wire
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  45. having fuses in plugs is unsafe because if they keep blowing then people will use bigger fuses
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  46.  @LMB222  yes but why are you here a year later?
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  47. are you sure the 30a fuse is your room's fuse?
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  48. almost all european extension cords are rated at max 16a so it's impossible to overload them
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  49. what about 2 10a devices plugged into that 14awg power strip at the same time?
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  50. if i remember correctly, all 10a australian power strips have a 10a breaker
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  51. no because it only looks for current imbalance
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  52. european ovens and other heavy duty devices use 3 phase 16a 3 fuse 48a circuits so including safety ground there are 5 wires
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