On 2019-06-21 18:14, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> Am Fr., 21. Juni 2019 um 18:06 Uhr schrieb Colin Smale
> <colin.sm...@xs4all.nl>:
>
>> When it comes to tagging the socket type, please use an existing standard
>> such as the IEC type letters. Make sure to use the code for the socket, not
>> for the plug; some combinations have a measure of cross-compatibility, and
>> you don't want to mix that up in the tagging for the socket. A few examples:
>> the UK, Ireland, Malta, Singapore (at least) use Type G, in France/Belgium
>> it is type F, in the Netherlands it is type E.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
>
> I find it still incredible how mankind did not manage to uniform socket types
> in more than 100 years of electrification and maybe 30-40 years of
> globalization....
We would need agreement on frequency/voltage first, to avoid dangerous
and expensive errors.... It's too late for that now. No way will the
Americans adopt our 230V/50Hz system. We can't even get them to use
Celcius/metres/kilograms.
_______________________________________________
Tagging mailing list
Tagging@openstreetmap.org
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
