If you’ve ever traveled to South Africa and tried to use your multi-country adapter to recharge your phone or laptop, you may have been surprised that your adapter could not fit into the country’s ...

Working on cars requires numerous tools, including a plethora of sockets. However, while most sockets look very similar, there are often subtle differences between them that allow us to tackle diverse ...

Phillips Industries has developed an auxiliary vertical dual-pole plug and socket that meets the new SAE J3082 standards for high-current connections between a tractor and trailer. Phillips Industries ...

South Africa is undergoing a decades-long transition to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old triangular three-prong plug top no longer being supported. In its ...

The SABS updated the standard in June to introduce warnings on adapters not permitted to be plugged into one another by introducing new wall sockets. While the country’s upcoming electrical revolution ...

It is the bane of worldwide travel: there isn’t just one way to get AC power from the wall. The exact connector — and what you can expect when you plug in — differs from country to country. Even if ...

South Africa’s electrical standards are undergoing a major shift as the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) works to make a compact, hexagonal three-pin plug the primary socket type in new ...

National and international electrical standards specify requirements for the dimensions of plugs and sockets. The construction of a universal socket does not meet these requirements. For example, the ...

Right now, if you happen to be in Noth America, chances are pretty good that there’s at least one little face staring at you. Look around and you’ll spy it, probably about 15 inches up from the floor ...

Every gadget you own needs some kind of mains power. Even if you don't hook it straight up to the wall, there will be some kind of battery charger involved. Finding enough outlets in your own home can ...