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16 days agoI agree on having earth on sockets, but why do you need a earth pin on plugs if it’s not going to be used
I agree on having earth on sockets, but why do you need a earth pin on plugs if it’s not going to be used
the non grounded plugs are usually only used on double isolated devices, like your phone charger.
double isolated basically means all the outputs are only referenced to each other and not to ground, so you won’t get a shock by touching a usb plug, where you absolutely would if you touched live wire, where the reference is earth
yea PC power supplies do need the earth pin, but i’m surprised the usb also shocked you, maybe a faulty adapter?