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2. An easy fix for cluttered outlets, grab these socket cover ...

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   These socket cover cords have nearly 46,000 5-star reviews, with shoppers raving about this clutter-clearing gadget. ... At just $24, the Sleek Socket Electrical Outlet Cover gives you more space ...

3. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   Plugs and power cords have a rated voltage and current assigned to them by the manufacturer. Using a plug or power cord that is inappropriate for the load may be a safety hazard. For example, high-current equipment can cause a fire when plugged into an extension cord with a current rating lower than necessary.

4. Extension cord - Wikipedia

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   Yellow NEMA 5-15 extension cord NEMA-1 extension cord, common in the United States Extension cord reel (Germany). An extension cord (US), extension cable, power extender, drop cord, or extension lead (UK) is a length of flexible electrical power cable (flex) with a plug on one end and one or more sockets on the other end (usually of the same type as the plug).

5. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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   In addition to the dangers of breaking a ground connection, removing the ground pin to make it fit a 1-15R receptacle or extension cord, may result in the live–neutral polarity being lost. The 5-15R and 5-20R are by far the most common electrical receptacle in North America in buildings built since the mid-twentieth century.

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

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   The International Electrotechnical Commission publishes IEC 60050, the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary. [2]Generally the plug is the movable connector attached to an electrically operated device's mains cable, and the socket is fixed on equipment or a building structure and connected to an energised electrical circuit.

7. IEC 60320 - Wikipedia

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   A variety of different kinds of IEC 60320 plugs and sockets. IEC 60320 Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes [1] is a set of standards from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specifying non-locking connectors for connecting power supply cords to electrical appliances of voltage not exceeding 250 V (a.c.) and rated current not exceeding 16 A. [1 ...

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   Republican President-elect Donald Trump has promised to grant clemency to at least some of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a failed bid to block Congress from ...

9. Power cord - Wikipedia

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   Power cord, with plug at end, plugged into a Japanese outlet with ground post, for a washing machine. North American power cord with IEC 60320 C13 appliance connector and NEMA 5-15 wall plug. A power cord , line cord , or mains cable is an electrical cable that temporarily connects an appliance to the mains electricity supply via a wall socket ...