2025年1月4日 · Plug & socket types around the world. There are currently 15 types of domestic electrical outlet plugs in use worldwide, 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.

2024年12月18日 · The world map below visualises the spread of the different outlet types in use around the world.

2025年1月4日 · What type of plugs and sockets are used in the United States? When you are going on a trip to the USA, be sure to pack the appropriate travel plug adapter that fits the local sockets. But what do those electrical outlets look like? …

2024年12月27日 · Type G is mainly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This 13 amp plug has three rectangular prongs that form an isosceles triangle.

2024年12月27日 · There are two types of domestic wall outlets in use in the US, Canada, Japan and Central America: the ungrounded type A (NEMA 1-15) and the grounded type B (NEMA 5-15). (The full list of countries that use types A & B can be found here .)

2025年1月4日 · What type of plugs and sockets are used in South Africa? When you are going on a trip to South Africa, be sure to pack the appropriate travel plug adapter that fits the local sockets. But what do those electrical outlets look like?

2025年1月4日 · What type of plugs and sockets are used in Japan? When you are going on a trip to Japan, be sure to pack the appropriate travel plug adapter that fits the local sockets. But what do those electrical outlets look like? Japan uses the U.S. standard: types A & B.

2024年12月27日 · Whereas type C plugs and type D sockets could be considered an unsafe, but ‘relatively workable’ combination, using E/F plugs with D outlets is downright dangerous. The centres of the pins of type E & F plugs are slightly closer together (19 mm vs 19.1 mm) than those of type D, but unlike Europlugs ( type C ), they do not have flexible prongs.

2025年1月4日 · What type of plugs and sockets are used in Taiwan? When you are going on a trip to Taiwan, be sure to pack the appropriate travel plug adapter that fits the local sockets. But what do those electrical outlets look like? In Taiwan, types A & B are the official standard.

2025年1月4日 · The type G standard (British Standard 1363) requires use of a three-wire grounded and fused plug for all connections to the power mains. Two-wire appliances are not earthed, but they have a plastic grounding pin which only serves to open the shutters of the outlet.