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Zenith TO old AC plug
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01-21-2019, 07:20 PM
You'd be surprised Mike:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_p...ated_types

3 pins go as far back as 1911, with British Standard designated plug designs being defined as early as 1928. Connectors were standardised, it seems, before the actual supply was brought to a uniform specification!
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Zenith TO old AC plug - by morzh - 01-21-2019, 05:27 PM
RE: Zenith TO old AC plug - by EdHolland - 01-21-2019, 06:54 PM
RE: Zenith TO old AC plug - by morzh - 01-21-2019, 07:02 PM
RE: Zenith TO old AC plug - by EdHolland - 01-21-2019, 07:20 PM
RE: Zenith TO old AC plug - by morzh - 01-21-2019, 11:46 PM



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