2025-12-30 20:47 UTC
@encthenet Thanks! That I understand. 🤣. So, follow-up question: in countries with a different current setup, like the UK, would this still be as ridiculous?
(I wonder if the jr college would let me take an intro to electrical engineering class. I clearly have no idea how any of this works.)
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@encthenet@flyovercountry.social 2025-12-31 00:14
@MissConstrue It'll still be a little ridiculous. Rest of the world has 240V, so double the power for same current. Also each plug has a different current rating as well, with some as low as 5W iirc. There are higher current plugs (than 15A), but they aren't that common because of the cost of copper increases. Most community colleges should have classes on this, though there are different targets for an electrician vs electronics, though the underlying principles are the same.