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- Mains Voltage in the UK has been unified at 240v ac for over half a century. The ...Guide, you will encounter a number of less familiar terms used to describe mains and other voltages. This article will hopefully clarify some of these terms7 KB (1,113 words) - 12:05, 23 August 2012
- An introduction to the various mains plugs used in the UK. ==BS 1363 13A Mains Plug==2 KB (399 words) - 11:18, 8 June 2022
- May I suggest renaming to 'Mains plug' - it just makes linking to articles much easier876 bytes (139 words) - 20:27, 23 June 2022
- #REDIRECT [[Mains plug]]24 bytes (3 words) - 23:36, 25 August 2012
- #REDIRECT [[Talk:Mains plug]]29 bytes (4 words) - 23:36, 25 August 2012
- * Once commonly used for mains [[CU|incomer]] insulation ...haped flex is now used as speaker wire, but was used as a standard type of mains flex until the mid 1970s. Less often a 3 core version of this was seen.7 KB (1,056 words) - 19:04, 25 January 2019
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File:Mains adaptor 5A wooden 2855-5.jpg 5A wooden mains adaptor with live sockets a few mm from the surface, easily touched. 5A plu(1,310 × 757 (130 KB)) - 13:14, 31 January 2011
File:Braided mains lead 0765-5.jpg dubioulsy installed mains flex(1,241 × 826 (132 KB)) - 14:02, 1 February 2015- ...access to a backup power source such as a generator or a battery bank and mains inverter, then you can safely switch power for the whole property between a ...r? This article explores a small project to make identifying when the grid mains power is restored, easy!20 KB (3,407 words) - 12:35, 19 November 2022
File:Capacitively coupled mains at detector wire.png (1,280 × 768 (178 KB)) - 21:26, 17 November 2022- ...eading of the current flowing at that moment. Multiply that number by your mains voltage (typically 240V), and you will have a an indication of the total po ...ad may be "reactive" - i.e. where a load stores some energy on part of the mains cycle, but then releases it later. This means not all of the current you ca18 KB (3,141 words) - 14:49, 2 December 2022
File:Capacitors, 2 mains 2 not 980-7.jpg Capacitors, 2 mains rated, 2 aren't(1,000 × 784 (143 KB)) - 11:06, 5 June 2012
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- The place for all things of well below mains voltage. ...variation exists in the usage of the term. For more information see the [[Mains Voltage]] article)26 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 04:09, 11 April 2011
- ...for LV. Round mains clips are for both co-ax, mains flex and other LV and mains wires. People need to know to use the (round) ones used for mains wire, and not other types.982 bytes (161 words) - 12:11, 27 March 2008
File:Cavo3x1.5-2.jpg 3 core white pvc mains flex. GNUFDL, details here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cavo3x1(420 × 535 (13 KB)) - 15:28, 29 June 2008
File:Moulded and rewireable BS 1363 plugs.jpg 13A Mains plugs, BS1363(250 × 443 (50 KB)) - 04:47, 23 March 2011
File:Light fitting plug with toaster.jpg 1909 Toaster with ES mains plug(324 × 193 (9 KB)) - 12:03, 16 February 2011
File:PoorCrimpTool.jpg Example of a crimp tool not up to the job of making safe mains electrical joints.(209 × 300 (8 KB)) - 02:39, 16 May 2007
File:13A double socket.jpg double switched mains socket. [[Category:Public domain]](903 × 600 (19 KB)) - 16:19, 15 February 2011
File:BS-546-3-pin-plugs-4.jpg BS546 5A round pin mains plug(580 × 798 (102 KB)) - 19:02, 23 March 2011
File:Colourblind-cable-colours.png Representation of old and new mains cable colours as seen by those who are colourblind.(441 × 593 (23 KB)) - 18:46, 10 September 2016
File:Fuses.jpg Picture of British mains plug fuse.(150 × 149 (7 KB)) - 06:04, 2 April 2008
File:Smpsu-simulation.png Simulation of the current draw on the mains from the input circuitry for a typical switched mode PSU(1,248 × 990 (22 KB)) - 14:01, 2 October 2013
File:Fuses 165-6.jpg Fuses for Mains plugs(377 × 314 (81 KB)) - 01:15, 21 October 2009
File:8 pin plug socket 2730-3.jpg Bulgin 8 pin mains plug & socket.(1,541 × 668 (144 KB)) - 02:49, 17 October 2009
File:Socket metal misfit 807-6.jpg Metal mains socket in plastic pattress, doesn't fit well.(959 × 627 (46 KB)) - 01:27, 15 July 2009
File:Wallwart fe 153-3.jpg Mains frequency iron cored transformer wallwart(1,488 × 996 (154 KB)) - 08:30, 26 March 2011
File:VIR twisted pair 4841-3.jpg VIR twisted pair mains flex, 1920s-1950s(1,236 × 268 (56 KB)) - 19:58, 11 September 2014
File:Twisted pair 0842-6.jpg Twisted pair cotton covered VIR historic mains wire(901 × 205 (32 KB)) - 18:12, 31 October 2009- ...reception of a wire aerial can be improved by snaking it round the [[flex|mains lead]] for capacitive coupling. ==Mains aerial==4 KB (601 words) - 17:33, 1 August 2010
File:Twisted pair 842-3a2.jpg Antique cloth outer rubber twisted pair mains flex(1,613 × 426 (29 KB)) - 23:55, 23 August 2008File:Mains adaptor 5A wooden 2855-5.jpg 5A wooden mains adaptor with live sockets a few mm from the surface, easily touched. 5A plu(1,310 × 757 (130 KB)) - 13:14, 31 January 2011
