You know the struggle: You go to plug something in, but the orientation's wrong. The prongs are different sizes, so you turn it the other way and try again. Still wrong. You finally get it, third time ...

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 ...

Few things are simpler than plugging equipment into the mains – either directly through a wall socket or via an IEC 60320 inlet on an accessory power strip. In each case, the aim is the same: to ...