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  2. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    For example, the French standard NF C 15-100 requires live to be on the right side, while Czech standard ČSN 33 2180 requires live to be on the left side of a socket. Thus, a French plug when plugged into a Czech socket (or a Czech plug when plugged into a French socket) will always have its polarity reversed, with no way for the user to ...

  3. File:World map of electrical mains power plug types used.svg

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    Indonesia uses Schuko plug and socket: 20:49, 5 September 2021: 940 × 477 (1.72 MB) Themanlk: Update Sri Lanka: 04:19, 12 March 2021: 940 × 477 (1.72 MB) A Tree In A Box: Reverted to version as of 12:04, 17 July 2020 (UTC) Map was broken, only showed Peru France Belarus and Sri Lanka: 03:09, 12 March 2021: 2,753 × 1,538 (1.22 MB) Mithila ...

  4. CEE 7 standard AC plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    French socket Rewireable French plug. The CEE 7/5 socket and CEE 7/6 plug are defined in French standard NF C 61-314 "Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes" (which also includes CEE 7/7, 7/16 and 7/17 plugs) The socket has a predominantly circular recess which is 15 mm (0.591 in) deep with two symmetrical round apertures ...

  5. Lightbulb socket - Wikipedia

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    A lightbulb socket, lightbulb holder, light socket, lamp socket or lamp holder is a device which mechanically supports and provides electrical connections for a compatible electric lamp base. [1] Sockets allow lamps to be safely and conveniently replaced (re-lamping).

  6. AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types

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    The general term is socket, but there are numerous common alternatives, including power point, [7] plug socket, [8] wall socket, [9] and wall plug. [10] Modern British sockets for domestic use are normally manufactured as single or double units with an integral face plate and are designed to fit standard mounting boxes.

  7. Device for Connection of Luminaires - Wikipedia

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    Electronics portal; European Union portal; Device for Connection of Luminaires (DCL) is a European standard for ceiling light fixtures introduced in 2005 and refined in 2009. It uses 6 ampere.

  8. Adapter - Wikipedia

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    A passive electric power adapter, sometimes called a travel plug or travel adapter, allows using a plug from one region with a foreign socket. As other countries supply 120-volt, 60 Hz AC , using a travel adapter in a country with a different supply poses a safety hazard if the connected device does not support both input voltages.

  9. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    Sockets are combisockets that accept American (A, B) and Europlugs (C) as well as the newly introduced Thai plug (O). Sockets also accept French and Schuko plugs (E, F), but unsafely (without establishing earth contact), therefore the sale of appliances with E or F plugs has been banned. Timor-Leste (East Timor) C, E, F, I 220 V 380 V 50 Hz