Originally Posted by
ROW2Aisle
MarathonMan I too get frustrated when traveling in India because of the loose fitting round tubular plugs which result in arcing or the cable to constantly drop out of the wall receptacle. I use plastic ties and jam them in with the plugs to get a snug fit.
Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
If you're referring to the Indian plugs with large round holes, that's actually an old British design. It's not that those plugs are unintentionally loose. It's that you're plugging into them a plug not designed for them.
Ah plastic ties... I am going to have to experiment with this... or even consider taking the paper covering off the twisty ties found on loafs of bread, etc and just wrapping the fine metal wire around part of the prongs.
Either way, the issue may be that newer plugs from devices we buy are machine made and often not as let's say robust or made from the thickest or heaviest metals as they used to be. Whereas plug holes (
I need holes, Jerry, holes!) are from another era.
In the Hilton Nordica Reykjavik, Iceland, everything seemed new, but those rooms are likely used a lot so the holes must get loose over time. I have Euro converters and that is what they use. On the plane (WOW Airlines, also from Iceland) they had a plug unit that was made for all the types--UK, EU, US, etc. So plugging in a EU converter or even a US charge head was correct use. So I am not using the wrong charge head or connector at all.