US electrical plugs and receptacles (was RE: cool find.)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Sat Jan 25 19:56:01 2003

David Holland wrote:
> I think your thinking of a Crimson DeskSide.
>
> Its not a power issue... (They just require a dedicated 20A circuit if
> your going to leave them on for any length of time, and a NEUMA(sp?)
> plugin, or adaptor.)

If you're talking about a normal US 120V 20A single-phase grounded circuit,
that would be a NEMA 5-20P plug and a NEMA 5-20R receptacle. The 5-20R
receptacle can also accept the "normal" 15A 5-15P plug, as commonly seen
on almost all US consumer electrical products.

There is a great reference table on NEMA receptacles and plugs on the
Quail Electronics web site:
        http://www.quail.com/locator/nema.htm

I've considered buying a copy of the actual NEMA standard, but thus
far I've resisted the urge.
Received on Sat Jan 25 2003 - 19:56:01 GMT

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