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  2. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    World Plugs includes some history, a description of plug types, and a list of countries giving the type(s) used and the mains voltage and frequency. Although useful for quick reference, especially for travellers, IEC World Plugs may not be regarded as totally accurate, as illustrated by the examples in the plugs section below, and errors may exist.

  3. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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    NEMA 1-15P (two-pole, no ground) and NEMA 5-15P (two-pole with ground pin) plugs are used on common domestic electrical equipment, and NEMA 5-15R is the standard 15-ampere electric receptacle (outlet) found in the United States, and under relevant national standards, in Canada (CSA C22.2 No. 42 [1]), Mexico (NMX-J-163-ANCE) and Japan (JIS C ...

  4. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    Thai Industrial Standard (TIS) 166-2547 and its subsequent update TIS 166-2549 [62] replaced prior standards which were based on NEMA 1-15 and 5-15, as Thailand uses 220 V electricity. The plug has two round power pins 4.8 mm in diameter and 19 mm in length, insulated for 10 mm and spaced 19 mm apart, with an earthing pin of the same diameter ...

  5. The Best Travel Plugs and Adapters to Buy in 2023 - AOL

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    Travel season … Feeds are populated with al fresco dining on the Rues of Paris, happy hour tapas in Barcelona and “Eat, Pray, Love”-ing on the canals of Venice. It’s true!

  6. Adapter - Wikipedia

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    A passive electric power adapter, sometimes called a travel plug or travel adapter, allows using a plug from one region with a foreign socket. As other countries supply 120-volt, 60 Hz AC, using a travel adapter in a country with a different supply poses a safety hazard if the connected device does not support both input voltages.

  7. File:World map of electrical mains power plug types used.svg

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    Indonesia uses Schuko plug and socket: 20:49, 5 September 2021: 940 × 477 (1.72 MB) Themanlk: Update Sri Lanka: 04:19, 12 March 2021: 940 × 477 (1.72 MB) A Tree In A Box: Reverted to version as of 12:04, 17 July 2020 (UTC) Map was broken, only showed Peru France Belarus and Sri Lanka: 03:09, 12 March 2021: 2,753 × 1,538 (1.22 MB) Mithila ...

  8. Japan to ease visitor restrictions for Olympics: report

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    Japan plans to let in large amounts of foreign visitors during next year's Olympic games, and relax coronavirus restrictions on them. That's according to a report in Japan's Nikkei business daily.

  9. Electrical connector - Wikipedia

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    The movable (less fixed) connector is classified as a plug (denoted P), [37] designed to attach to a wire, cable or removable electrical assembly. [38] This convention is currently defined in ASME Y14.44-2008, which supersedes IEEE 200-1975 , which in turn derives from the long-withdrawn MIL-STD-16 (from the 1950s), highlighting the heritage of ...