Talk:AS/NZS 3112/Archive 1

Excellent Safety?
I've heard that this is the safest type of plug, as it's not possible to put even the ungrounded plug in the wrong way around (i.e. getting live & neutral mixed up). Can anyone confirm or provide reference? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.253.75.52 (talk • contribs)


 * It is safer than many types but hardly the safest. Its current capacity is limited to 10 amps and there is no fuse (see BS1353 80.229.222.48 23:21, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * People from lots of countries like to claim that thier types are the safest. The truth is that most first world 240V plugs have a fairly similar selection of safety features. Sure british plugs are fused but thats mainly because our socket circuits are so highly rated and BS 1362 fuses aren't all that fast acting anyway. Sure british and aussie plugs are always polarised but reversed live/neutral connections not really a safety problem provided the appliances are designed right. The 110V countries tend to use plugs that don't have any mechanisms to prevent touching of the pins but they argue that the lower voltage makes them unnessacery and even the 240V countries haven't had them very long (i think i still have some BS1363 plugs that are too old to have pin insulation). Plugwash 19:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

AC or DC
Does this type of outlet use AC or DC power? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.54.16.184 (talk) 14:32, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * AC. —Pengo 03:15, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Argentina and Uruguay use this socket too
A couple of years ago Argentina changed the sockets, from two round pins ( type CEE 7/16) to this one. But I read that the Live and Neutral are reversed (with respect to Australia).--Vmsa (talk) 22:38, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

2-pin outlets
According to the article both 3-pin and 2-pin plugs exist.Do also exist 2-pin outlets. Where do you use them? Or only 3-pin version exists? Draco flavus (talk) 16:15, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

I have only ever seen 3-pin outlets (including in bathrooms) - 2-pins plugs without the earth pin fit in these. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.203.255.2 (talk) 16:30, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Since the object of the introduction of this design to Australia was to provide earth protection, all power outlets to this design manufactured in and for Australia have included the earth pin. However, connection of this pin to 'earth' was NOT always mandated. It was permitted NOT to earth a 3 pin outlet in a room where there were no earthed objects within a certain distance. (e.g. A bedroom) Fredquint (talk) 09:27, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Live or Neutral?
The article states that Argentina and Australia use the same plug, but with live and neutral reversed, but doesn't point out which way around it is in either country. What is the convention in Australia and/or Argentina? A diagram could be useful here.

Information on orientation and reference included.Fredquint (talk) 12:29, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Hello. Googling landed me here, neutral is on the right of the (female) socket. Maybe we should add this picture to the article? 78.231.136.192 (talk) 16:18, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

according to the reason why australia adopted the "live on the left" standard is so that the user can insert the plug with their right hand and swich it on with their left hand (the switch switches the live).Charlieb000 (talk) 00:27, 11 August 2016 (UTC)