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    Default This is why South Africa has a new plug standard

    Did this article for MyBroadband. Thought ya'll might enjoy it.

    This is why South Africa has a new plug standard

    Why did South Africa adopt a new socket and plug standard that no one appears to be using? There are good reasons for the decision.
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    Why do you guys post MBB threats here? This is MyG. blah blah blah j/k

    Damn those two pin plugs drive me mad at times...and having a child made those old style 3 prong plug hole look enormous.

    Wouldnt mind the new plug, just the time it will take to eventually have everything on one standard...

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    Had the new ones in my place since like 2013...

    Its a good outcome - being compatible with the Euro plugs...think of it this way...we could have got some godawful tenderpreneur special that insists on hexagonal pins. So this isn't bad. Plus fixes this:

    Quote Originally Posted by VirtualForce View Post
    Why do you guys post MBB threats here? This is MyG. blah blah blah j/k

    Damn those two pin plugs drive me mad at times...and having a child made those old style 3 prong plug hole look enormous.

    Wouldnt mind the new plug, just the time it will take to eventually have everything on one standard...
    Yeah that was a serious design fckup that.
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    Because somebody in government has a friends who bought them on the cheap and now needs to get rid of them...

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    Personally i think the new standard looks a lot better. Now they just need to sell hardware on the new plugs and people will soon adopt it. We've had the plug in our house for 3 years now and I'm still waiting for those points to be used.
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    My question is will you be able to DIY those plugs if you need to extend/make your own power cord?

    Not sure, but the current 2-prong plugs are not available as a self-attach option? I usually cut them off and throw them away, never needed to add one to a cord before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarkStarZA View Post
    My question is will you be able to DIY those plugs if you need to extend/make your own power cord?

    Not sure, but the current 2-prong plugs are not available as a self-attach option? I usually cut them off and throw them away, never needed to add one to a cord before.
    I've bought a couple of them in the past, they're just an absolute bitch to find to be completely honest. Plus they look like complete shit.

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    One of the first things I bought when my wife was pregnant was those plastic protective inserts for those old three pronged plugs.

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