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2. Gender of connectors and fasteners - Wikipedia

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   A power cord on an appliance terminates in a (male) plug; it connects to a (female) socket in a wall or on an extension cord. Coaxial cables used for video or other high-frequency signals are normally terminated, at both ends, in a connector comprising an inner pin and an outer fixed or rotating shell; these are conventionally reckoned as male.

3. 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).

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

6. Never Plug These 12 Things Into Your Power Strip - AOL

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   1. Extension Cords. Daisy-chaining — which sounds like a country song but is actually the oddly charming name for plugging an extension cord into your power strip — could overload the circuit ...

7. 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 ...