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2. Lightbulb socket - Wikipedia

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   The two-pin socket is an update of the bi-post design with smaller pins designed to reduce the cost of manufacture. The 1000-watt FEL medium two-pin base halogen lamp allows designers to insert the lamp into the end of the ellipsoidal reflector through a smaller hole than previously possible with conventional incandescent lamps. This improves ...

3. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   Though Type K remains by far the most common socket in Danish homes as of January 2024, newssites and industry magazines have warned that plugging a Schuko plug directly into a Type K socket can give noticeable electric shocks to the point of pain, [28] [29] be dangerous to the point of hospitalising, [30] or even be life-threatening. [31] [32 ...

4. Automobile auxiliary power outlet - Wikipedia

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   Standardized 12 volt DC automobile plugs are defined in the United States by UL Standard 2089 regarding vehicle battery adapters. This standard covers plugs and cord sets that insert into cigarette lighter receptacles. In Europe, 12 volt plugs and sockets are not specially regulated and do not require approvals for the CE mark. [citation needed]

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

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   They also have pin spacing which is different from the two-pin plugs specified in BS 372, so earthed plugs will not fit into unearthed sockets, and vice versa. Plugs fitted with BS 546 fuses have been optional since the original BS 546:1934 with maximum fuse ratings of 2 A in the 2 A plug, and 5 A in the 5 A, 15 A and 30 A plugs.

6. AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

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   From this it may be seen that any plug can be inserted into a socket outlet of the same or higher rating but cannot be inserted into a socket outlet of lower rating. Hence, a 10 A plug will fit into all of the five types of socket outlets, a 15 A plug will fit into all except a 10 A (and so on) while a 32 A plug will fit only into a 32 A socket ...

7. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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   Movable lamps have a plug and cord that plugs into a wall socket. Light fixtures may also have other features, such as reflectors for directing the light, an aperture (with or without a lens), an outer shell or housing for lamp alignment and protection, an electrical ballast or power supply, and a shade to diffuse the light or direct it towards ...