Plug & Socket Types

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1563415599801{padding-top: 0px !important;}”]There are currently 15 types of electrical outlet plugs in use today, each of which has been assigned a letter by the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA), starting with A and moving through the alphabet. These letters are completely arbitrary: they don’t actually mandate anything.

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• Mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan
• 2 pins
• Not grounded
• 15 A
• Almost always 100 – 127 V
• Socket compatible with plug type A

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• Mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 15 A
• Almost always 100 – 127 V
• Socket compatible with plug types A & B

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• Commonly used in Europe, South America & Asia
• 2 pins
• Not grounded
• 2.5 A
• Almost always 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug type C

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• Mainly used in India
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 5 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug type D (partial and unsafe compatibility with C, E & F)

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• Primarily used in France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia & Czechia
• 2 pins
• Grounded
• 16 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

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• Used almost everywhere in Europe & Russia, except for the UK & Ireland
• 2 pins
• Grounded
• 16 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

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• Mainly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Malaysia & Singapore
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 13 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug type G

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• Used exclusively in Israel, the West Bank & the Gaza Strip
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 16 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C & H (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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• Mainly used in Australia, New Zealand, China & Argentina
• 2 or 3 pins
• 2 pins: not grounded / 3 pins: grounded
• 10 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug type I

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• Used almost exclusively in Switzerland & Liechtenstein
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 10 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C & J

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• Used almost exclusively in Denmark & Greenland
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 16 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C & K (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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• Used almost exclusively in Italy & Chile
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 10 A & 16 A
• 220 – 240 V
• 10 A socket compatible with plug types C & L (10 A version) / 16 A socket compatible with plug type L (16 A version)

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• Mainly used in South Africa
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 15 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug type M

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• Used in Brazil and South Africa
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 10 A & 20 A
• 100 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C & N

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• Used exclusively in Thailand
• 3 pins
• Grounded
• 16 A
• 220 – 240 V
• Socket compatible with plug types C & O (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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