If you’ve ever traveled to South Africa and tried to use your multi-country adapter to recharge your phone or laptop, you may have been surprised that your adapter could not fit into the country’s ...

In the field of industrial automation, plugs and sockets serve as the core components for electrical connections, and their performance directly affects the stability and efficiency of equipment ...

It is the bane of worldwide travel: there isn’t just one way to get AC power from the wall. The exact connector — and what you can expect when you plug in — differs from country to country. Even if ...

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 firstly ...

The South African Bureau of Standards has updated the general requirements for plug and socket systems, which will result in changes to electrical socket outlets and adaptors. A recent update to SANS ...

South Africa is undergoing a steady migration to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old ...

This article about electrical outlets is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, ...

When we recently covered the topic of high voltage safety with respect to mains powered equipment, we attracted a huge number of your comments but left out a key piece of the puzzle. We take our mains ...

The Phillips company’s latest Qwik Tech Tips newsletter details plug and socket preventive maintenance steps in trademark quick-and-simple format. The newsletter, in its fifth year, digs into lighting ...