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  2. Molex connector - Wikipedia

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    Molex Mini-Fit Jr. connector as used for ATX power supply. A Molex connector is a two-piece pin-and-socket interconnection which became an early electronic standard. Developed by Molex Connector Company in the late 1950s, the design features cylindrical spring-metal pins that fit into cylindrical spring-metal sockets, both held in a rectangular ...

  3. Electrical connector - Wikipedia

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    Splice or butt connectors (primarily insulation displacement connectors) that permanently join two lengths of wire or cable. In computing, electrical connectors are considered a physical interface and constitute part of the physical layer in the OSI model of networking.

  4. AC adapter - Wikipedia

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    AC adapter. A "wall-wart" type AC adapter for a household game console. The output has a barrel connector. "Power brick" in-line configuration, with detachable AC cord and NEMA 1-15 plug. An AC adapter or AC/DC adapter (also called a wall charger, power adapter, power brick, or wall wart) [1] is a type of external power supply, often enclosed ...

  5. Power supply - Wikipedia

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    An integrated power supply is one that shares a common printed circuit board with its load. An external power supply, AC adapter or power brick, is a power supply located in the load's AC power cord that plugs into a wall outlet; a wall wart is an external supply integrated with the outlet plug itself. These are popular in consumer electronics ...

  6. Category:Electrical power connectors - Wikipedia

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    T. Twist-on wire connector. Type 2 connector. Type 3 connector. Categories: Electrical connectors. Electric power systems components. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.

  7. 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.

  8. Switched-mode power supply - Wikipedia

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    An adjustable switched-mode power supply for laboratory use. A switched-mode power supply (SMPS), also called switching-mode power supply, switch-mode power supply, switched power supply, or simply switcher, is an electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently.

  9. Power connector - Wikipedia

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    Power connector may refer to: AC power plugs and sockets, devices that allow electrically operated equipment to be connected to the primary alternating current (AC) power supply in a building. NEMA connector, the standard for much of the Americas and Japan for such plugs and sockets. Industrial power plug. DC connector, an electrical connector ...