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USSR (along with much of Eastern Europe) used GOST sockets with 4.0 mm pins similar to type C plugs and the 4.8 mm standard used by type E & F. [58] Rwanda: C, E, F, G [59] 230 V 400 V 50 Hz Types C & E are official; type G has become common as well because of imports from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya; type F is very rare. [60]
Example of a Europlug. The Europlug is a flat, non-rewirable two-pole, round-pin domestic AC power plug, rated for voltages up to 250 V and currents up to 2.5 A. [1] It is a compromise design intended to connect low-power Class II appliances safely to the many different forms of round-pin domestic power socket used across Europe.
Why do different countries have different electric outlet plugs? – Evie H., age 9, Seattle, Washington You find yourself in an airport or hotel room in another country, and you really need to ...
Guide to Electrical Equipment for Travelers/Plug adapters; Guide to Electrical Equipment for Travelers/Printable version; Usage on en.wikivoyage.org Electrical systems; Usage on eo.wikipedia.org Konektingo; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Enchufe; Anexo:Enchufes, voltajes y frecuencias por país; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org بزرگراه بروس
The plugs and sockets used to power electric stoves from a single-phase line have to be rated for greater current values than those used with three-phase supply because all the power has to be transferred through two contacts, not three. If not hardwired to the supply, electric stoves may be connected to the mains with an appropriate high power ...
The CEE 7/5 socket and CEE 7/6 plug are defined in French standard NF C 61-314 "Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes" (which also includes CEE 7/7, 7/16 and 7/17 plugs) The socket has a predominantly circular recess which is 15 mm (0.591 in) deep with two symmetrical round apertures and a round 4.8 mm (0.189 in) earth pin ...
Variations of the original Schuko plug are used today in more than 40 countries, including most of Continental Europe. France, Belgium, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland use the CEE 7/6 plug and CEE 7/5 socket (Type E) with the same size and spacing of the main pins but with a male protective-earth pin on the socket instead of the earth clips, and ...
The term plug is in general and technical use in all forms of English, common alternatives being power plug, [1] electric plug, [2] and (in the UK) plug top. [3] The normal technical term (in both British and International English) for an AC power socket is socket-outlet, [4] but in non-technical common use a number of other terms are used.