Mains power connectors

power connector used to connect appliances to mains power

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thumb|Double Schuko socket with one plug inserted. The dot in the middle of the socket is a screw head, not a third hole. thumb|Illustration of the originally two Schuko plug and socket designs from the patent specification of patent DE567906 granted on 22 December 1932. The right-hand column shows the design that prevailed and is in use today.

thumb|Example of a Europlug thumb|An unofficial double "Eurosocket". While these are not defined by any standard, they are nevertheless produced and sold by some companies. Since they will also accept Swiss SN 441011|Type 11 plugs due to the nearly identical form factor, they should be rated for at least 10 A to allow safe usage (this one is rated for 16 A).

block of electrical sockets

standard describing ac powerplugs

standardized set of AC power connectors for domestic appliances

International standard for industrial plugs

power cable for connecting an appliance to a wall socket (including both captive and detachable cables)

type of power plugs standardized by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Swiss standard for AC power plugs and sockets

data center power strip

electric vehicle charging connector in North America

thumb|left|150px|Neutrik powerCON type B connectors thumb|right|192px|powerCON female type A, electricity inlet, chassis mount thumb|right|192px|powerCON male type A, electricity source, cable connector thumb|left|150px|Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 female cable connector NAC3FX-W

thumb|19-pin Socapex connector Socapex is a brand of electrical connectors, known in the entertainment industry primarily for their 19-pin electrical connectors, commonly known as Socapex connectors, and used in film, television, and stage lighting to terminate the ends of a multicable. They are wired with six hot/live pins, six neutral pins, six ground/earth pins, and a final central pin used to aid alignment of the prong end of the connector with a socket receptacle. The Socapex was first created by a company called Socapex in 1961, which later on became Amphenol Socapex. "Socapex" became a

thumb|pinout of Perilex connectors. When viewing the socket from the front, the assignment is: PE = centre N = top left R (L1) = bottom left S (L2) = top right T (L3) = bottom right thumb|16 A Perilex socket thumb|16 A Perilex plugPerilex is the trade name for an approved indoor five-pin three-phase electric power connector system used in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. It has mostly been superseded by the IEC 60309 system used throughout Europe.

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