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  2. Three-prong adaptor - Wikipedia

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    Bill Whitlock, president of Jensen Transformers, writes, "never, ever use devices such as 3 to 2-prong AC plug adapters, a.k.a. 'ground lifters', to solve a noise problem!" [ 5 ] Whitlock relates how an electrical fault in one device that is connected to its electricity source through an ungrounded cheater plug will result in dangerous, high ...

  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 8303).

  4. File:NEMA simplified pins.svg - Wikipedia

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    This diagram was created with Inkscape, or with something else. This diagram uses embedded text that can be easily translated using a text editor. This version simplified from my table:NEMA receptacle pins.svg File:NEMA receptacle pins.svg by removing the bottom row's 3-phase power plugs and IEC computer connectors, as a way to simplify the table.

  5. NEMA enclosure types - Wikipedia

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    3: Weather-resistant. Protects against falling dirt and windblown dust, against weather hazards such as rain, sleet and snow, and is undamaged by the formation of ice. Used outdoors on ship docks, in construction work, and in tunnels and subways. 3R: As 3, but omits protection against windblown dust. 3S: As 3, but also operable when laden with ice.

  6. Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    The type 15 plug and socket has 3 round pins of 4 mm diameter, plus 2 flat pins (for L2 and L3). It is designed for three phase applications and is rated at 10 A, 250 V/440 V. The socket will also accept types 11 and 12 plugs, and the Europlug. The type 25 plug and socket has 3 rectangular pins, 4 mm x 5 mm, plus 2 flat pins (for L2 and L3).

  7. Reference designator - Wikipedia

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    1A12A2R3 - Unit 1, Assembly 12, Sub-assembly 2, Resistor 3 1A12A2U3 - Unit 1, Assembly 12, Sub-assembly 2, Inseparable Assembly 3 Especially valuable is the method of referencing and annotating cables plus their connectors within and outside assemblies.

  8. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    Grounded vs ungrounded NEMA plugs. The NEMA 5-15 plug has two flat parallel blades like NEMA 1-15, and a ground (earth) pin. [48] It is rated 15 A at 125 volts. The ground pin is longer than the line and neutral blades, such that an inserted plug connects to ground before power.

  9. File:NEMA 2-30P.svg - Wikipedia

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