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2. Sleek Socket Ultra-Thin Electrical Outlet Cover is a must-have

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   Sleek Socket Ultra-Thin Outlet Cover The Sleek Socket is a handy three-outlet power strip that stays out of sight while leading into one inconspicuous cover. $24 at Amazon

3. 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. BS 546 is also the ...

4. Faceplate - Wikipedia

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   Electrical outlet, also referred to as a wall plate, outlet cover, or socket cover; Front panel, of computers; Head unit, stereo system component; Motherboard, input/output port panel such as on an ATX; Cover (container) Faceplate (housing), decorative elements of housing Nokia 5110, mobile phone with interchangeable faceplates

5. Light switch - Wikipedia

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   Shown here will be fastened to this recessed, non-metallic box, then a cover plate is installed. This "double gang" (two unit) installation uses non-metallic-sheathed cable and twist-on wire connectors. In electrical wiring, a light switch is a switch most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical ...

6. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   A 2012 appendix to SEV 1011:2009, SN SEV 1011:2009/A1:2012 Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes – A1: Multiway and intermediate adaptors, cord sets, cord extension sets, travel adaptors and fixed adaptors [57] defines the requirements applicable to multiway and intermediate adaptors, cord sets, cord extension sets, and ...

7. History of AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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   During the first 50 years of commercial use of electric power, standards developed rapidly based on growing experience. Technical, safety, and economic factors influenced the development of all wiring devices and numerous varieties were invented. After the two-prong electric plug was introduced in the 1920s, the three-pin outlet was developed.