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beautifully safe
safety shutters
Socket outlets have
apertures for plug pins
and therefore will have a
shutter mechanism that
prevents access to live
parts unless the earth pin
is also present and has
been inserted first. This
however can be either
intentionally or
inadvertently defeated by
inserting something into
the earth pin aperture.
All sollysta sockets have a
unique patented
shutter system that not
only requires the earth pin
to be inserted first, but the
simultaneous insertion of
the live and neutral pins
as well, before the shutter
mechanism is activated.
This enhances the safety
by making it more difficult
to defeat the mechanism
and therefore reducing the
risk of electric shock.
BS 1363 Socket Outlets
One of the fundamental requirements of the 17
th
Edition is to provide
basic protection against electric shock.