(Why) are IEC C5/C6 connectors a necessity? Why not use C13/C14?

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Published on 2010-02-04T20:34:05Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 14:03 UTC
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That's a question I was asking myself the first time I saw such a weird C5 plug. That was a while ago, but I came across it again and haven't found an answer yet.

The only thing I could find out is that C5 is with 2.5A and C13 with 10A. But I guess it would technically be no problem building an AC adapter (e.g. for laptops) in which you plug the far more common C13 connector.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector

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