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

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    Plug adaptors permit two or more plugs to share one socket-outlet, or allow the use of a plug of different type. There are several common types, including double- and triple-socket blocks, shaver adaptors, and multi-socket strips. Adaptors which allow the use of non-BS 1363 plugs, or more than two BS 1363 plugs, must be fused.

  3. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    e. 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.

  4. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    An early American electrical plug and socket was invented by Harvey Hubbell and patented in 1904. Hubbell's first design was a socket which screwed into a lampholder (like the early lampholder plugs), but with a separable plug with pins ( U.S. patent 774,250) or blades (US patent 774251).

  5. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    50 Hz. (1) Nominal grid voltage according to regulation is 230/400 V, [44] but in practice, equipment with 220/380 V is more commonly used. (2) Types C and F plugs are officially recognized by SNI 04-3892.1.1-2003. (3) British Type G sockets are common in Riau Islands due to their close proximity to Singapore.

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  7. AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

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    AS/NZS 3112. Australasian standard three pin plug, with part insulation on the Active/Line and Neutral pins. AS/NZS 3112 is the harmonised Australian and New Zealand standard for AC power plugs (male) and sockets (female). The standard is used in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and several other Pacific ...

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  9. Europlug - Wikipedia

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    Europlug. The Europlug is a flat, non-rewirable two-pole, round-pin domestic AC power plug, rated for voltages up to 250 V and currents up to 2.5 A. [1] It is a compromise design intended to connect low-power Class II appliances safely to the many different forms of round-pin domestic power socket used across Europe.