Talk:Domestic power safety

REDIRECT Talk:AC power plugs and sockets

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I think this page incorporates separate disparate elements that are better moved to other sections.

The section on travel adapters should become a separate article under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mains_power_connectors. This article would be of equal value to any person from any country who wishes to use their appliances in a country with a different receptacle/socket standard. For example, some of the content in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_electrical_plug_and_socket_problems_in_Hong_Kong would be of use to persons wishing to use travel adapters.

The sections pertaining to practice in one country or another should be stand-alone entries or subsumed into entries pertaining to individual countries' standards (i.e. one article for NEMA-related countries, one for CEE 7 countries, etc.)

The grounding adapter section, which I just edited, should become its own entry under a larger category of Electrical Safety: United States: Ungrounded Circuits. The 1962 National Electrical Code was the first to require grounded outlets in all locations; due to delays in local adoption and local variations in requirements, the use of grounded outlets did not become universal in new construction until perhaps the late 1960s. I am a licensed electrician practicing in Texas. I would like to provide content to educate Americans about the hazards and possible remediation of these grandfathered systems.

Yak99 19:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)yak99

I would also propose that the IEC nomenclature system for grounding/earthing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthing_system) is advanced knowledge that is likely to confuse non-experts who are looking for basic information on electrical safety. For example, an electrician or engineer needs to understand the difference between a TT and a TN-C-S system if he or she is to work in countries where the differences are relevant. However, the average person wishing to properly ground his or her computer does not need and will only be confused by this information.

Yak99 19:49, 22 April 2007 (UTC)yak99