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Plug types
[edit]You're invited to join the discussion at Wikivoyage:Travellers'_pub#Plug_types. Sdkb talk 15:39, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
Plug types
[edit]Pop quiz time: Do you know what "BS 1363" refers to? How about "NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15"? I suspect our readers do not, but this is the language used in {{Quickbar}} that appears in places like here and here. It arises from the fact that the Quickbar (sensibly) uses Wikidata, and Wikidata uses technical names rather than the far more common "Type G" or "Type A/B" (the examples above), which is the only label we ourselves use at Electrical systems.
This seems like something we should really try to change. I'd prefer not to abandon the Wikidata integration, but perhaps we could ensure that all plug types have the nickname property defined and then instruct Quickbar to use that. Or (less preferably) we could maybe code something into Quickbar that automatically changes the value "BS 1363" into "Type G". Sdkb talk 15:38, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
- I find "BS 1363" easier to recognise than "Type G", but "British" is easiest. I can't remember all the different type letters, but I know that BS standards are British and NEMA ones are American. As a first step these formal terms should be added to Electrical systems. I have just looked at one of my plugs and saw that it was a BS 1363 plug with a BS 1362 fuse.
- If there is room, I would prefer something like "Type G (BS 1363 - British)". AlasdairW (talk) 22:24, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
- Ugh, those code numbers are impenetrable.
NEMA 1-15P connector (left), shown next to a NEMA 5-15P grounded connector (right). - Could someone possibly add a little picture of what the plug is supposed to look like? I know what the picture means. WhatamIdoing (talk) 07:02, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
- The terms and the images should be in Electrical systems. If we could get links from the type in the quickbar to the appropriate entry in our article, the term used in the quickbar wouldn't be that important. Most less travelled readers would have to check regardless of what we call the plug (and even if we include an image – you need to know what to look for to make sure your plug is the one shown in the image). –LPfi (talk) 10:16, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
