Good Quality Electrical Switches and Sockets. Who makes them?

lockhrt999 said:

Does using RJ45 wall ports reduce bandwidth?​

I want to use cat6 wall ports instead of running a single cat6 cable throughout to connect to, say, other access/mesh points, cctv or computers. Would I still get the 10 gbps bandwidth? Do remember that when we use RJ45 wall ports, we use them in pairs. So there always be 2 wall ports for every connection.

What do you do in your house?

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They don't. My 2007 Cat5 cables still provide near 100 mpbs speed.

?dOuBtFiRe? said:

Like @skoka123 mentioned ant issues ravage these switches. We have resorted to spraying insecticides inside the boxes frequently in cozier areas of the house.

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If you can open the box. Stick half a lemon in it. You can leave it for a couple of months. Whenever there are ants in the house i leave half a used lemon in many places. Ants hate the smell of limonene. Ants leave smell markers which other ants pick up on. The more that follow the trail the stronger the scent becomes. If no ants pass that trail the scent gets fainter and they lose track of it and go elsewhere. The only caveat here is lemon works for some ants. Not all. Depends on the kind you have.

lockhrt999 said:

All mobiles released in a last few years have chargers like that. Check the charger from the photo itself. Check your own charger against any other 2 pin plug.

One may not realise it but chargers don't come with standard 2 pin plug layout. Chargers have bigger prongs like 3 pin plug and spacing between prongs is also like 3 pin plug.

Hence mobile charges require 3 pin socket but as they don't have earth prong to push away the safety shutter, they get cockblocked.

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I understand now what you're saying. The mobile adapters are two-pin but the pins are spaced like a three-pin. In effect, they are two-pin type D whereas true two pin is Type C.


I never realised there was a difference with the pin spacing as my sockets don't have safety shutters. So these plugs work everywhere. The euro ones however need an adapter as the pins aren't as thick as the Indian standard.

I don't know what you will do if yours have safety shutters. Use a three-pin adapter you plug the mobile adapter into then I guess.

lockhrt999 said:

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I find such sockets in Schneider and Legrand. These have oval shaped holes. I want to know we can plug in a 2 pin plug in them without any problem right?

Edit:
Anyway, I bought Schneider livia locally. Eleczo website was having 67% discount ( + GST ) and some sockets were out of stock. Locally I got everything with 68% discount (+GST)

There are some discrepancies with 3 pin socket. Unlike the above photo the newer models come with round holes. And we can plug in most 2 pin plugs without problem. Some smaller 2 pin plugs will pose some problem though.

Govt should try to standardise electrical plugs and socket before thinking standardizing mobile, table charging ports.

Cables are also a lot cheaper locally compared to eleczo or amazon.

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Can people tell me is eleczo and vashi online sellers legit and 1000% authentic, i have a big order for legrand mylinc series, also can i please contact you directly for the info on where i can find it cheeper in the offline market?? Kindly reply back soon

@sato1986 is the authority ask him

@Ajaaay I bought voltage monitoring relay and contractor from Vashi. Legitimate seller. Did followup for tracking id tho.

Ajaaay said:

Can people tell me is eleczo and vashi online sellers legit and 1000% authentic, i have a big order for legrand mylinc series, also can i please contact you directly for the info on where i can find it cheeper in the offline market?? Kindly reply back soon

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Sure about mylinc? Arteor> Myrius > Mylinc. Mylinc is like the super cheap stuff. In Legrand, I dont recommend anything below Arteor.
Goldmedal is way better in terms of quality, and value for money. Goldmedal's common premium switch is around 25+gst which is cheaper than Legrand's cheapest
Cross comparison
Goldmedal Anything ~ Legrand Arteor > Schneider Livia > Myrius > Mylinc

(Just noticed the Poll on this thread)
It's like saying
BMW > Lexus > Skoda which might be true in term of brand value.
But then assuming,
BMW 2-series > Lexus Nx350h > Skoda Kodiaq L&K
Not at all. infact other way round.

Never compare brands, compare the final product+service

sato1986 said:

Sure about mylinc? Arteor> Myrius > Mylinc. Mylinc is like the super cheap stuff. In Legrand, I dont recommend anything below Arteor.
Goldmedal is way better in terms of quality, and value for money. Goldmedal's common premium switch is around 25+gst which is cheaper than Legrand's cheapest
Cross comparison
Goldmedal Anything ~ Legrand Arteor > Schneider Livia > Myrius > Mylinc

(Just noticed the Poll on this thread)
It's like saying
BMW > Lexus > Skoda which might be true in term of brand value.
But then assuming,
BMW 2-series > Lexus Nx350h > Skoda Kodiaq L&K
Not at all. infact other way round.

Never compare brands, compare the final product+service

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Not really, I actually don’t have much knowledge about it… i was first going with anchor roma urban but heard that legrand is trendy now with better durability and designs.. if this is a case… how much would be the price difference between artero and mylinc… and where can i find artero at the best price? And what are your thoughts on achor roma urban…

Would be really thankful for your sincere suggestions.. Thank you..

Ajaaay said:

Not really, I actually don’t have much knowledge about it… i was first going with anchor roma urban but heard that legrand is trendy now with better durability and designs.. if this is a case… how much would be the price difference between artero and mylinc… and where can i find artero at the best price? And what are your thoughts on achor roma urban…

Would be really thankful for your sincere suggestions.. Thank you..

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Durability and design:
Goldmedal Nixon is way better (rs. 25-30 per switch)
Than
Legrand Arteor is 90-100 per switch

Also in terms of variety, glass plates, premium finishes, options of jacks n sockets. Options of iOT switches and their pricing. Option of motion sensors etc etc, Goldmedal is unbeatable.

Recommended::
Goldmedal Quorra plates (they have a metal strip to hold the switches and sockets tightly into place)
With Goldmedal Nixon switches n international sockets 13A.