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  2. 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 ...

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

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    SlimPlug is available only as part of a complete power lead terminating in an IEC 60320 C7 unpolarized (figure-of-eight) connector. [86] In 2009 the ThinPlug received a "Red Dot" award [87] for product design. The first product, also a power lead terminating in an IEC 60320 C7 unpolarized (figure-of-eight) connector, [85] became available in 2011.

  4. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    IEC 60906-2 is based on the NEMA 5-15 and NEMA 5-20 plug and socket systems and was originally published in 1992. The object of this part of IEC 60906 is to provide a standard for a safe, compact and practical IEC 125 V system of plugs and socket-outlets that could be accepted by many countries as their national standard, now or in the near future.

  5. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    Commonly, manufacturers provide an IEC 60320 inlet on an appliance, with a detachable power cord (mains flex lead) and appropriate plug in order to avoid manufacturing whole appliances, with the only difference being the type of plug. Alternatively, the plug itself can often be swappable using standard or proprietary connectors.

  6. 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).

  7. CEE 7 standard AC plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    CEE 7 is a standard for alternating-current plugs and sockets. First published in 1951 by the former International Commission on the Rules for the Approval of Electrical Equipment (IECEE), it unified standards produced by several continental European countries. The 2nd edition was published in 1963 and last updated in March 1983.

  8. IEC connectors - Wikipedia

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    IEC connectors. IEC connectors are electrical power connectors specified by IEC standards. The term may refer to connectors specified by: Wikimedia Commons has media related to IEC connectors. IEC 62196, for electric vehicles. IEC 60309, for industrial purposes. IEC 60320, for appliance coupling, up to 250 V AC. IEC 60906-1, up to 250 V AC.

  9. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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    Polarized 1-15P plugs will not fit into unpolarized receptacles, which possess only narrow slots. ... IEC 60320, an international standard for power "inlet ...