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  2. Electricity meter - Wikipedia

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    North American domestic analog (Ferraris disk) electricity meter. Electricity meter with transparent plastic case (Israel) An electricity meter, electric meter, electrical meter, energy meter, or kilowatt-hour meter is a device that measures the amount of electric energy consumed by a residence, a business, or an electrically powered device over a time interval.

  3. Ring circuit - Wikipedia

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    In electricity supply design, a ring circuit is an electrical wiring technique in which sockets and the distribution point are connected in a ring. It is contrasted with the usual radial circuit, in which sockets and the distribution point are connected in a line with the distribution point at one end.

  4. Current clamp - Wikipedia

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    An electrical meter with integral AC current clamp is known as a clamp meter, clamp-on ammeter, tong tester, or colloquially as an amp clamp. A clamp meter measures the vector sum of the currents flowing in all the conductors passing through the probe, which depends on the phase relationship of the currents. Only one conductor is normally ...

  5. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    Installing electrical wiring by "chasing" grooves into the masonry structure of the walls of a building. Materials for wiring interior electrical systems in buildings vary depending on: Intended use and amount of power demand on the circuit; Type of occupancy and size of the building; National and local regulations

  6. CEE 7 standard AC plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    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 and a round 4.8 mm (0.189 in) earth pin ...

  7. National Electrical Code - Wikipedia

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    The National Electrical Code, 2008 edition. The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States. It is part of the National Fire Code series published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a private trade association. [1]

  8. AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

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    Dual 3-pin socket-outlet construction Switched dual 3-pin socket-outlet Socket-outlet, using insulation displacement as a means of connecting to low voltage (230 V) supply conductors AS/NZS 3112 compliant plugs have two flat pins forming an inverted V-shape plus a vertical earthing pin.

  9. GOST 7396 - Wikipedia

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    The 6 A variety has pins on the plug with a 4.0 mm diameter with the corresponding socket holes having a diameter of 4.5 mm. The corresponding dimensions on the 16 A are 4.8 mm and 5.5 mm respectively. Thus a 6 A plug fits into both varieties of this socket, but the 16 A plug does not fit into the 6 A socket.