Thus, each system of plugs had their own advantages suitable for their system and countries didn't accept one system to be better than another. Once you have picked one system of electric plugs, it is not easy to switch (no pun intended) to another. read more
Not with the current status of plug and sockets. In an article, Gabriela Ehrlich, head of communications for the International Electrotechnical Commission reported, "There are standards, and there is a plug that has been designed. read more
Balaji Viswanathan: While the Americans developed the power delivery systems and the modern electric plug, other countries didn’t find the American standards—60 Hz, 110V, and their plug system—as efficient. read more
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