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  2. Electrical wiring in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    6% of 230 V, meaning anything between 216.2 and 253.0 V is acceptable; and furthermore because prior to the introduction of this standard the previous standard had been 240 V, or more specifically 240 V ±6% (225.6–254.4 V), which almost perfectly falls within the new standard, so distributors lacked sufficient motivation to change the ...

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

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    In 1934 the dual plug system was introduced with the socket rated at 15 A and three sizes of plug, fused 2 A and 5 A plugs and a 15 A plug. The 15 A "dual plug" incorporated a socket with narrower apertures than a standard Wylex 15 A socket, that accepted only the narrow rectangular pins of the lower-rated plugs. [27]

  4. British telephone socket - Wikipedia

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    Note that the wires in the 6-wire cable are coloured with two colours in a ratio of four to one in length, with the first colour mentioned being the predominant one, e.g. if the indicated colour of the wire is W-B then the wire will be coloured white for 12 mm, then blue for 3 mm and so on.

  5. Telephone jack and plug - Wikipedia

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    For example, telephone cables in the UK typically have a BS 6312 (UK standard) plug at the wall end and a 6P4C or 6P2C modular connector at the telephone end: this latter may be wired as per the RJ11 standard (with pins 3 and 4), or it may be wired with pins 2 and 5, as a straight-through cable from the BT plug (which uses pins 2 and 5 for the ...

  6. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    A NEMA 5‐20 125 V 20 A or 6‐20 250 V 20 A plug with a missing earth pin would fit this socket, but a NEMA 2‐20 plug is slightly too big to fit. The upper slots connect to silver-coloured wiring screws on the upper side, and the lower slots connect to brass-coloured wiring screws on the lower side.

  7. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    The type 11 plug is unearthed, with two 4 mm diameter round pins spaced 19 mm apart. The type 12 plug adds a central 4 mm diameter round earth pin, offset by 5 mm. The type 12 socket has no recess, while the type 13 socket is recessed. Both sockets will accept type 11 and type 12 plugs, and also the 2.5 A Europlug.

  8. Die-Cut Plug Wiring Diagram Book - Wikipedia

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    Die-Cut Plug Wiring Diagram Book is an artist's book by the English artist Mark Pawson, originally published in early 1992. [1] Originally consisting of 36 full-size reproductions of British AC power plug wiring diagrams printed in various colours, the book has become celebrated as an example of English sociological art , and is sometimes ...

  9. BS 7671 - Wikipedia

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    Amendment No.2:2004 to BS 7671:2001 implements the cable core colours introduced in the revision of CENELEC Harmonization Document HD 308 S2: 2001 Identification of cores in cables and flexible cords and agrees generally with BS EN 60446 : 2000 Basic and safety principles for the man-machine interface, marking and identification.