In my experience it does not matter which side you put the + and the - wire within the plug. Unless the plug has polarity protection which is not the case with household items. Should someone really put earth on the wrong one it will be as Ace says; the fuse will pop.
It does seem the Swiss try to insist on non-removable adapters yet that is hard/impossible to control. Anyone could use a travel adapter really. Even more bulky though.
That’s no legal thing though but a optical one and a waste of the other two sockets.
When I grow up I will treat myself to a cable dismantling tool and a cable stripper. So far I do it all with a side cutter which when not careful makes one lose lenth.
It’s more practicalities of production and stock control, and Electrical approvals.
Much easier to have one product with one plug and and let the Swiss distributor throw in an adaptor for the small Swiss market when packaging.
With the old PC-type IEC320 cables, it was just so much easier to throw in one for each country than do the paperwork for what would be several different products if they each had only their own type of power lead.
Very wasteful though as extra cables were probably just binned by the customer.
There have been numerous recorded warranty court cases which have been thrown out by judges where the manufacturer has tries to say that the warranty is void if the plug is changed.
Of course if you wire it incorrectly…
I ought to add that it’s highly unlikely that all the hardware shops here and Migros sell DIY plugs so people can fit them on electronics that they themselves have designed so they must be fitting them on on-the-shelf products.
I’ve bought electrics from Swiss Bricks and Mortar shops like Fust to discover their Swiss plug was actually an EU plug which someone in the shop had added the permanent adapter.
Slightly sexist, but more hairist. I don’t often use a hairdryer but with my hair it would take a good half an hour or more to dry naturally, so when it’s -10C outside and I’m in a hurry to get out…
My hairdresser told me that using a hair-dryer to dry particularly the roots, a) keeps the hair cleaner for longer and b) helps to prevent scalp-based conditions such as dandruff because when the base of the hair shaft is wet and stuck to the warm scalp it can encourage bacteria/yeast to develop.
I needed vacations to recover the sense of humor. I’ll try to stay in a happy zone
@gaburko. I’ve seen too plenty of men with really short hair using a hair drier at the gym. I still remember people telling me (dumb guy with long hair) very short hair was motivated to avoid difficulties such as hair drying. Times change.
@shirleynot: every human is different. I do have to use a hair drier but I try to avoid using it too much. Otherwise, I develop dandruff due to a dry scalp…
