TYPE O Type O is used exclusively in Thailand. (Click here for a complete list of all countries of the world with their respective plugs/sockets) The type O socket and plug, rated at 16 amps, are the official standard in Thailand. The plug system was designed in 2006, but its use is not widespread as yet. It […]
TYPE N Type N is used almost exclusively in Brazil and South Africa. (Click here for a complete list of all countries with their respective plugs/sockets) The type N socket and plug are the official standard in Brazil and South Africa. The plug consists of two pins and a grounding pin. There are two variants: the prongs […]
TYPE M Type M is used almost exclusively in South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type M) This plug resembles the Indian type D plug, but its pins are much larger. Type M is a 15 amp plug, and it has three round prongs that form a triangle. The […]
TYPE L Type L is used almost exclusively in Italy, Chile, Uruguay and is also randomly found throughout North Africa. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type L) The Italian grounded plug/socket standard, CEI 23-16/VII, includes two styles rated at 10 and 16 amps. Both plug top styles consist of three […]
TYPE K Type K is used almost exclusively in Denmark and Greenland. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type K) The Danish standard is described in DS 60884-2-D1. Unlike the similar type E plug, the grounding pin is not mounted in the receptacle, but it is on the plug itself. The U-shaped earthing pin […]
TYPE J Type J is used almost exclusively in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type J) Switzerland has its own standard which is described in SEC 1011. This plug is similar to C, except that it has the addition of a grounding pin. Type J plugs have three 4 […]
TYPE I Type I is mainly used in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, China and Argentina. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type I) This 10 amp plug has two flat 1.6 mm thick blades, set at 30° to the vertical, forming an upside-down V. Their centres are spaced 13.7 mm […]
TYPE H Type H is used exclusively in Israel and Palestine. (Click here for a complete list of all countries of the world with their respective plugs/sockets) This earthed 16 amp plug is unique to Israel. It has three 4.5 mm round prongs, measuring 19 mm in length and forming a triangle. The centres of the line […]
TYPE G Type G is mainly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type G) This 13 amp plug has three rectangular prongs that form an isosceles triangle. The central earth pin is 4 by 8 mm and 22.7 mm […]
TYPE F Type F is used, for instance, in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Eastern Europe. (Click here for a complete list of all countries that use type F) Plug F is known as CEE 7/4 and commonly called “Schuko plug”, which is the acronym of “Schutzkontakt”, a German word meaning “protection contact” […]
