In a nutshell, plugs and sockets differ from region to region and even country to country because, at the time they were being developed, no one really saw any reason to make them all the same. First, ...

They’re not actually the same. There is an isolated transformer in the UK sockets which stops the socket from accessing the mains. Engineers install it in bathrooms to prevent electric shocks killing ...

Few things are more annoying than arriving in a country for a vacation and discovering you can’t plug in your devices and need to seek out a hardware store for an adapter. Although many hotels offer ...

Travelling abroad would be much easier if every country around the world had the same type of plug sockets, but unfortunately, this isn't the case. If you're visiting another country outside of the UK ...

The simple task of specifying an ac electrical plug takes on numerous intricacies in equipment destined for different parts of the world. Look at an electrical outlet outside the U. S. and you’ll ...