What is a track socket, and why is the future behind them?
I'm not writing this article for young people who are already well versed in technology, but for those who are at least a little over 40. It is difficult to keep track of modern innovations in the world of electrical engineering, so they became a discovery for me track sockets.
In short, the track socket is a long bus powered from a 220 volt network, in any place of which you can screw the socket and start using it. They are especially popular in the kitchen, where there are many consumers and traditionally few outlets.
I suggest watching track sockets in action in this video:
Such an outlet is good in that it allows you to connect a large number of users: an electric kettle (~ 2 kW), blender (~ 0.5 kW), LED light (~ 50 watts), cooker hood (~ 300 watts) and what to your soul whatever. Fortunately, the bus length of 2-3 meters allows you to put and carry any devices to the right and left.
Unlike a conventional outlet designed for a current of no more than 16 A (or a power of 3680 watts), their track brothers are much more powerful and allow you to connect devices with a total consumption of up to 6,000 watts (~ 32 A).
Well, since the kitchen is a place of high humidity, manufacturers make the sockets waterproof. Just in case, I would protect the line with a track outlet with a 32 A diff.automaton with a low response threshold of 0.1 mA - as for any wet rooms such as a sauna, a bathroom. But perhaps this is my paranoia.
In Russia, track sockets are still a rarity - at least I did not see them in the green hardware store you know.
But I found it on Juma, ordered 1 piece and will soon write a purchase review:
Why ordered you ask? And I will answer: I have a refrigerator, a dishwasher, a kettle, an extractor hood, a blender, a coffee grinder, a microwave oven and an LED TV in my kitchen, and I’m missing two of the available sockets.
So if you are interested in my experience, subscribe to the channel, I will soon write a review article on this outlandish outlet.
I would be glad to have your questions and comments!
Yours faithfully,
The foreman. Online.