Difference between revisions of "Plug & socket"

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Plugs for disability. Spotted in a pharmacy for over [[£]]8 each
 
Plugs for disability. Spotted in a pharmacy for over [[£]]8 each
  
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PS there's no such thing as a '''plug socket'''.
  
The [[ring circuit]]s that supply domestic sockets are officially called "ring final circuits" but DIYers often use the terms ring circuits or ring mains and electricians often just use the term ring.
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==Ring circuits==
 
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The [[ring circuit]]s that supply domestic sockets are officially called "ring final circuits" but DIYers often use the terms ring circuits or ring mains and electricians often just use the term ring. (Lighting circuits aren't normally rings.)
PS there's no such thing as a '''plug socket'''.
 
  
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==Brands==
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The main difference between budget and quality brands is that while both begin life in spec, quality brands remain in spec over time.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 20:10, 17 August 2014

13A double socket.jpg BS 1361 Socket, 13A socket, electrical socket

Moulded and rewireable BS 1363 plugs.jpg BS 1361 Plug, 13A plug, mains plug

Plugs, accessible 6104-3.jpg Plugs for disability. Spotted in a pharmacy for over £8 each

PS there's no such thing as a plug socket.

Ring circuits

The ring circuits that supply domestic sockets are officially called "ring final circuits" but DIYers often use the terms ring circuits or ring mains and electricians often just use the term ring. (Lighting circuits aren't normally rings.)

Brands

The main difference between budget and quality brands is that while both begin life in spec, quality brands remain in spec over time.

See also