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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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   Single-phase 6-50 is commonly used on farms for silo unloaders, and is used with a 6-gauge flexible power cord up to 200 ft (61 m) long. The 6-50 receptacle charges electric vehicles at the same 32- or 40-ampere maximum from charging stations, on a short cord, as the more versatile 14-50 with its fourth prong neutral not used currently for any ...

4. IEC 60320 - Wikipedia

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   A variety of different kinds of IEC 60320 plugs and sockets. IEC 60320 Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes [1] is a set of standards from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specifying non-locking connectors for connecting power supply cords to electrical appliances of voltage not exceeding 250 V (a.c.) and rated current not exceeding 16 A. [1 ...

5. Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   The plug has protruding pins or, in US terminology, blades (referred to as male) that fit into matching slots or holes (called female) in the sockets. A plug is defined in IEC 60050 as an accessory having pins designed to engage with the contacts of a socket-outlet, also incorporating means for the electrical connection and mechanical retention ...

6. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   The 16 A two-pin unearthed plug is designated CEI 23-50 S 16. The 16 A three-pin earthed socket is designated CEI 23-50 P 17, there is not a 16 A two-pin unearthed socket. The 16 A socket used to be referred to as per la forza motrice [ 41 ] (for electromotive force, see above) or sometimes (inappropriately) industriale (industrial) or even ...

7. Gender of connectors and fasteners - Wikipedia

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   A power cord on an appliance terminates in a (male) plug; it connects to a (female) socket in a wall or on an extension cord. Coaxial cables used for video or other high-frequency signals are normally terminated, at both ends, in a connector comprising an inner pin and an outer fixed or rotating shell; these are conventionally reckoned as male.