Difference between revisions of "Plug & socket"

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There's no such thing as a '''plug socket'''. The correct terms:
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[[image:13A_double_socket.jpg|150px]]
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BS 1361 Socket, 13A socket, electrical socket
  
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[[image:Moulded_and_rewireable_BS_1363_plugs.jpg|85px]]
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BS 1361 Plug, 13A plug, mains plug
  
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[[image:plugs, accessible 6104-3.jpg|200px]]
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Plugs for arthritis etc. Spotted in a pharmacy for over £8 each
  
[[image:13A_double_socket.jpg|150px]]
 
BS 1361 Socket
 
  
[[image:Moulded_and_rewireable_BS_1363_plugs.jpg|85px]]
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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.
BS 1361 Plug
 
  
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PS there's no such thing as a '''plug socket'''.
  
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.
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[:Category:Electrical|All Electrical articles]]
 
*[[:Category:Electrical|All Electrical articles]]
 
*[[Special:AllPages|All articles]]
 
*[[Special:AllPages|All articles]]
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[[Category:Electrical]]
 
[[Category:Electrical]]

Revision as of 16:36, 16 April 2013

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 arthritis etc. Spotted in a pharmacy for over £8 each


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.

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


See also