Grumpy rant #783

[Connecteur]

Regulations didn't specify that the plug should be big, ugly and awkward.  I'm sure several proposals were made by different parties.  Unfortunately this one was accepted, probably under the belief that "all gain requires pain."

What IS your problem?   The plug extends 20mm (some less) from the surface of the socket, with no additional cable projection - that makes it more compact in the dimension that matters compared to most other plugs in Europe and the US and more compact in general, when inserted, than any other 3 conductor plug of similar voltage and current rating that comes to mind.

The BS1363 UK plug isn't over-designed, isn't excessively big of awkward. Please indicate and post an image of what you consider to be a smaller, less awkward and more attractive equivalently rated plug if you don't want to be treated as a troll.

It's called a difference of opinion.  If you can't deal with that, it doesn't make it trolling.

[dmills]

our standard connector  for larger power is the ceeform(IEC 60309) a 125A 3 pin would be about 4" in diameter and 12" long

But note that in practise the 125A Cee is actually good for about 80A when run with the usual 25mm square cable, they can and will overheat if you try for 125A on all phases for more then a very few minutes, and this is before you consider the possibility of triplen on the neutral (The lighting guys are finally getting better about that). Usually better to top out at 63A on Cee and then switch to powerlock connectors or lugs.