Accademia La Maison de la Danse Srld Italy

The safety features of BS 1363 adaptor or wall socket is further enhanced with the usage of safety shutters. The safety

shutters is used as such that when a plug is withdrawn from it, the white American power electrical double

wall socket  contacts or the socket holes which carry current supply will be automatically closed. The shutters

should be operated by mating the earth pin to the earth hole. The shutter for a particular socket aperture should not be able

to closed the shutter for another socket aperture independently (ISO, 2007).