IMO they're completely overengineered. There's nothing useful they can do that schuko can't. (the built-in fuse and fixed polarity aren't useful)

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Symbiote a day ago | parent [-]

Fuses in plugs protect powerstrips (their cables) from being overloaded, e.g. using a powerstrip adequate only for a few lights to run a heater.

E.g. [1] is a "Max 10A" power strip, so the cable would heat and potentially melt if a 15-16A load is connected.

[1] https://www.silvan.dk/produkt/stikdaase-m-ledning-4-udtag-u_...

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kuschku a day ago | parent | next [-]

Where Schuko is common, we just put fuses inside powerstrips themselves, often integrated with e.g. lightning protection.

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Doohickey-d a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

At least in France,those sorts of 10A power strips are not sold I'm pretty sure. (in reputable stores). Especially not a design like that where to allows to plug devices that need an earth into it. Id almost suspect that your link is also a china special that somehow doesn't have safety certification..

But in France, the 16A shuko outlets are on a max 20A breaker, which means you can still overload a 16A power strip, but I guess there's enough margin there that the regulator considers that to be OK.

Although at least at my work we had someone come in and replace all the power strips with ones that have a 16A resettable breaker thing built in. So maybe I'm commercial spaces it's different.

	▲	Symbiote 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The website I liked to is the second (?) largest DIY shop in Denmark. Here's the larger one: https://www.bauhaus.dk/stikdase-u-jord-4r-10a-5-m-hvid With an earth: (Danish plug) https://www.bauhaus.dk/stikdase-m-jord-3r-10a-5-m-hvid

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cucumber3732842 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Those "max 10A" power strips usually have a breaker integrated into their switch that keeps them to their nameplate rating.