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2. 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).

3. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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   20 A (16) 30 A (24) [8 AWG] ... and is used with a 6-gauge flexible power cord up to ... Damaged power cords of portable air conditioners have caused many electrical ...

4. American wire gauge - Wikipedia

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   AWG is colloquially referred to as gauge and the zeros in thick wire sizes are referred to as aught / ˈ ɔː t /. Wire sized 1 AWG is referred to as "one gauge" or "No. 1" wire; similarly, thinner sizes are pronounced "x gauge" or "No. x" wire, where x is the positive-integer AWG number. Consecutive AWG wire sizes thicker than No. 1 wire are ...

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6. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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   Grounding (earthing) of distribution circuits is a notable difference in practice between wiring systems of the United States and those of other regions. Since the early 1960s, wiring in new construction has required a separate grounding conductor used to bond (electrically connect) all normally non-current carrying parts of an electrical ...

7. Wire gauge - Wikipedia

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   Between each step the diameter, or thickness, diminishes by 10.557%, and the area and weight diminish by ~ 20%. None of the above systems of measurement is part of the metric system . The current British Standard for metallic materials including wire is BS 6722 :1986, which is a solely metric standard, superseding 3737:1964, which used the SWG ...