AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types
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ac-power-plugs-and-sockets-british-and-related-types-169-8462282
title:
AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types
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Plugs and sockets for electrical appliances not hardwired to mains electricity originated in the United Kingdom in the 1870s and were initially two-pin designs. These were usually sold as a mating pair, but gradually de facto and then official standards arose to enable the interchange of compatible devices. British standards have proliferated throughout large parts of the former British Empire. BS 1363, 13 A plugs socket-outlets adaptors and connection units is a British Standard which specifies
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AC power plug type
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types
date created:
2014-01-04T12:25:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:19:34Z
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