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  2. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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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" describes four sizes of plug rated at 2 A, 5 A (Type D), 15 A (Type M) and 30 A. The plugs have three round pins arranged in a triangle, with the larger top pin being the earthing pin.

  3. Electrical outlet - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 26 February 2013, at 17:42 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  4. 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.

  5. Outlet - Wikipedia

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    Outlet may refer to: Outlet, a river that runs out of a lake; Electrical outlet; Outlet store or outlet mall; Pelvic outlet; News outlet, news media; Other.

  6. Electrical outlet tester - Wikipedia

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    A receptacle tester being used to check for some types of improper wiring of an outlet. For this particular tester, proper wiring is indicated by the two yellow lights. The outlet tester checks that each contact in the outlet appears to be connected to the correct wire in the building's electrical wiring. It can identify several common wiring ...

  7. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    It can be performed with both arms, or one arm at a time. This is an isolation exercise for the triceps. It is also known as the french curl. Equipment: dumbbell(s), barbell, cable machine or triceps extension machine. Major variants: lying ~ (lying face up with the weights over the face), kickback (bent over with the upper arm parallel to the ...

  8. Category:Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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  9. 12-volt outlet - Wikipedia

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    A 12-volt outlet is any electrical outlet that outputs 12 volts and may refer to: Cigar lighter receptacle, the most famous example; Molex connector, used for connecting hard drives and optical drives, and sometimes for powering flash memory surrogate hard drive modules; Trailer lighting connector, has multiple prongs with 12 volts