Binding posts Brass vs Copper : does really makes differences ? - Page 17

yai · 12:18 PM

yes, that's right, banana plugs (single or dual) are forbidden for audio use, as the overcautious european bureaucracy fears that someone (kids?) might plug them into a mains outlet. But: you may not sell them for audio use, but privately, in their own homes, everybody uses them.

bear · 01:58 PM

Euro outlets may have this problem, in the USA, there are two flat prongs... the round one is ground. in Eurozone they have great fears, and need to protect everyone, keep people very very safe, safe, safe, safe.

_-_-

PS. here in the USA, kids stick paper clips and screwdrivers into the AC outlets... I know this from personal
experience.

PPS. we need to ban paper clips and screwdrivers!!

Kindhornman · 5th February 2013, 03:38 PM

Bear,
Yes I remember my first lesson on wall outlets and what they can do. I thought that my clicker relay for learning Morse Code would sound much louder if I plugged it into the wall. Boom........ Lot's of sparks. Only took once......

yai · 7th February 2013, 08:12 AM

Hey, we used to take a big onion (or orange or lemon or whatever has enough electrolyte), stuck two forks in it (should not touch each other, of course), stuck the forks in two empty beer bottles (isolators), and connected the forks two 220V mains. Besides of the strange smell: did you ever see fruit or vegetables glow in the dark? So now you know, why banana plugs should fit into mains outlet.

5th February 2013, 12:17 PM	#161
yai diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Jo'berg	yes, that's right, banana plugs (single or dual) are forbidden for audio use, as the overcautious european bureaucracy fears that someone (kids?) might plug them into a mains outlet. But: you may not sell them for audio use, but privately, in their own homes, everybody uses them. Last edited by yai; 5th February 2013 at 12:18 PM. Reason: spelling ...

5th February 2013, 01:55 PM	#162
bear expert in tautology diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York State USA	Euro outlets may have this problem, in the USA, there are two flat prongs... the round one is ground. in Eurozone they have great fears, and need to protect everyone, keep people very very safe, safe, safe, safe. _-_- PS. here in the USA, kids stick paper clips and screwdrivers into the AC outlets... I know this from personal experience. PPS. we need to ban paper clips and screwdrivers!! __________________ _-_-bear http://www.bearlabs.com [...2SJ74 Toshiba bogus asian parts - beware! ] -- Btw, I don't actually know anything, FYI -- Last edited by bear; 5th February 2013 at 01:58 PM.

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5th February 2013, 03:38 PM	#163
Kindhornman diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Los Angeles, California	Bear, Yes I remember my first lesson on wall outlets and what they can do. I thought that my clicker relay for learning Morse Code would sound much louder if I plugged it into the wall. Boom........ Lot's of sparks. Only took once......

7th February 2013, 08:12 AM	#164
yai diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Jo'berg	Hey, we used to take a big onion (or orange or lemon or whatever has enough electrolyte), stuck two forks in it (should not touch each other, of course), stuck the forks in two empty beer bottles (isolators), and connected the forks two 220V mains. Besides of the strange smell: did you ever see fruit or vegetables glow in the dark? So now you know, why banana plugs should fit into mains outlet.