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  2. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    Type G is the only general purpose outlet type in use in Ireland. Bathrooms may have shaver sockets. These accept 2.5 amp Europlug CEE 7/16 and UK type BS 4573 plugs, which used on shavers and toothbrushes. They do not accept larger type C plugs and general purpose

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

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    The term plug is in general and technical use in all forms of English, common alternatives being power plug, [3] electric plug, [4] and plug top. [5] The normal technical term for an AC power socket is socket-outlet , [ 6 ] but in non-technical common use a number of other terms are used.

  4. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    The plugs are polarised and unfused. Plugs are non-interchangeable between current ratings. Introduced in 1934, the BS 546 type has mostly been displaced in the UK by the BS 1363 standard. According to the IEC, [17] some 40 countries use Type D and 15 countries use Type M. Some, such as India and South Africa, use standards based on BS 546.

  5. Wikipedia : Featured list candidates/List of countries with ...

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    1 List of countries with mains power plugs, voltages and frequencies. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: ...

  6. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    The report does not recommend harmonising the plugs and socket-outlet systems in Europe. IEC 60906-1 was originally published in 1986 as a common standard for plugs and sockets in countries using 230 V that could be accepted by many countries as their national standard, now or in the near future. [18]

  7. Why do different countries have different electric outlet plugs?

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    Why do different countries have different electric outlet plugs? – Evie H., age 9, Seattle, Washington You find yourself in an airport or hotel room in another country, and you really need to ...

  8. Mains electricity - Wikipedia

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    In northern and central Europe, residential electrical supply is commonly 400 V three-phase electric power, which gives 230 V between any single phase and neutral; house wiring may be a mix of three-phase and single-phase circuits, but three-phase residential use is rare in the UK.

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

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    The following 6 pages use this file: AC power plugs and sockets; Mains electricity by country; Talk:AC power plugs and sockets/Archive 4; Talk:AC power plugs and sockets/Archive 6; Talk:Mains electricity by country/Archive 1; Talk:Mains electricity by country/Archive 3