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  2. 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 ...

  3. Electrical burn - Wikipedia

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    For a burn to be classified as electrical, electricity must be the direct cause. For example, burning a finger on a hot electric steam iron would be thermal, not electrical. According to Joule's first law: electricity passing through resistance creates heat, so there is no current entering the body in this type of burn. Likewise, a fire that is ...

  4. 'Unusual' smell prompts school closure

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    Contractors later discovered a seized motor on one of the school's convector heaters causing a burning smell to permeate the building. The school said there had been no risk of fire as the heater ...

  5. Electrical outlet tester - Wikipedia

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    A receptacle tester for North American wiring. An electrical outlet tester, receptacle tester, or socket tester is a small device containing a 3-prong power plug and three indicator lights, used for quickly detecting some types of incorrectly-wired electrical wall outlets or campsite supplies.

  6. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically-operated device, often via a cable. A socket (also known as a receptacle or outlet) is fixed in place, often on the internal walls of buildings, and is connected to an AC electrical circuit ...

  7. NEMA connector - Wikipedia

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    The 20 A plug has a blade rotated 90° (opposite blade from what would be the "line" blade on a 2-15 or 5-15 plug. This prevents accidental insertion of plugs into outlets that use different voltages), and the 6-20R receptacle has a T-shaped hole to accept both 6-15P and 6-20P plugs (similar to the 5-20R receptacle accepting 5-15P and 5-20P plugs).

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

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    BS 546, Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors for AC (50–60 Hz) circuits up to 250 V is an older British Standard for three-pin AC power plugs and sockets. Originally published in April 1934, it was updated by a 1950 edition which is still current, [ 1 ] with eight amendments up to 1999.

  9. Emergency oxygen system - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a chemical oxygen generator system. There are currently three systems that are typically found on aircraft: A chemical oxygen generator system connected to all masks in the compartment. Pulling down on one oxygen mask removes the firing pin of the generator igniting a mixture of sodium chlorate and iron powder, opening the oxygen ...