With its ability to accommodate the European-style plugs, the new South African socket will cut down on the number of adapters that people need to power their devices.

Other outlets — especially older ones — only have two slots and can only fit two-prong plugs. Some power strips and extension cords may also only be compatible with two-prong plugs.

2014 Deep Research Report on Global and China Electrical Plugs & Sockets Industry was professional and depth research report on Global and China Electrical Plugs & Sockets Industry. The report ...

Interesting concept, and great execution. I wanted to mention that there already is a loose standard for 4-pin XLR plugs/sockets in power distribution. 3-pin has a few uses for power, ...

Outlets with a T-shaped hole could either be a 20A 125V variant (known as NEMA 5-20R) or a 20A 250V one (also called NEMA 6-20R). You'll know which is which by looking at the orientation of the ...

Wall sockets in your home come in all shapes and forms. Some electrical outlets have a T-shaped hole to indicate that they're rated at 20A, while others feature USB ports to make charging your ...

Black sockets and plugs are for an isolated power supply with a clean earth connection, which may run through a 1:1 isolating transformer. Dedicated and partially-dedicated plugs.

While the country’s upcoming electrical revolution – a massive introduction of new plugs and sockets – is likely to cost billions of rands, the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) yesterday gave ...

Overloading your plug sockets with multiple electric appliances can be tempting, but just because your extension lead can squeeze in four plugs doesn't mean it's safe to do so. Some appliances require ...

We have a severe lack of electrical outlets in the kitchen at work and the toaster oven and blender are sharing an outlet. If you want to use one, you just unplug the other and plug it in. This ...