| ▲ | lxgr 3 days ago | |
Wow, that does look very neat for an Apple charger. The prongs are individually foldable, right? I wish there was something like this for Europlug chargers. Ironically, the most compact USB adapter for me so far is one with a US plug, combined with an US-to-Europlug adapter, which can be made very compact, but seem a bit risky at 220V, given that US plugs expose the prongs while connected. | ||
| ▲ | madaxe_again 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
On the U.K. plug, the pins are linked by a mechanism to the earth pin, to prevent the user from plugging it in without the earth pin too - so foldable en masse, rather than individually. | ||
| ▲ | Reason077 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> "Wow, that does look very neat for an Apple charger. The prongs are individually foldable, right?" Better than that. You just move the biggest (earth) pin and the other pins fold automatically with it (in the opposite direction!), via a perfectly weighted/sprung mechanical linkage. It's a very smooth, elegant, robust action. Whoever designed it should get some design awards! | ||