On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Paul B. Webster VK2BZC wrote:

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>   In summary, it is little surprise that the live contact overheats by
> preference, *on a switched outlet*.  I doubt you will observe the
> phenomenon on an unswitched outlet except *of course* where this is used
> with a previously damaged plug.

So sorry to burst your bubble, but I was talking about our plugs (which I
have drawn before) and Euro amd Schukos. These are all symmetrical, there
is no physical difference between the attachments. The effect exists, but
I have no statistical data to confirm it... and I never implied anything
but brand new plugs used normally for a few years.

Peter