What is the purpose of the gap on the live pin of this plug?
I've never seen this before and was why this gap was their since the plug is only for an alarm clock.
The gap goes down the middle of the live pin to half way down the pin the pictures below show the plug.
Best Answer
The live pin has a gap because the part on the other side of the plastic forms the fuse clip. The gap will have no affect on the current-carrying capacity of the pin, but the two parts on either side of the gap form the fuse clip as your photo shows very nicely. Clever design.