Plugins

The electrical plug is an element that allows you to connect the device to an electrical outlet. Plugs differ in the number of contacts, shape, etc. Plugs are divided into several main types due to their construction and distribution in different parts of the world. Therefore, Poles leaving for example to Great Britain or Australia should equip themselves with a special adapter plugged into sockets. The type A plug is suitable for 110 V sockets and consists of two flat, parallel blades. Plugs of this type are used in the USA and Canada. The type B plug differs from type A in that it additionally includes a grounding pin with a length of 4.8 mm. Type A and B plugs and sockets are most commonly used in America, as well as in Taiwan and the Philippines. Type A and B plugs are not insulated. Type C is used in all European countries except UK, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta. It has two round, parallel pins. It does not have a grounding pin and is used where the voltage in the socket is 220V. Type D is the old British standard with three round pins arranged in a triangular shape, the ground pin being significantly thicker than the other two. it is used in India, Nepal, Namibia and Sri Lanka. The type E plug is a European plug with two round pins and a hole for the grounding pin in the socket. This type of plugs is currently used in Poland, France and Belgium. Type F (otherwise known as schuko) differs from type E in that instead of grounding in the form of a hole for the pins, there are two metal elements on the sides of the plug. This type of plug is used, for example, in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. It is a plug with three rectangular pins, the one for grounding being perpendicular to the others. It is currently used in Great Britain, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus, as well as in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, for example. These plugs often have their own internal fuse. The H plug is used in Israel and the Gaza Strip. Designed for sockets with a voltage of 220 V. It has three flat, or in the older version, round pins arranged in a V-shape. The type I plug is somewhat similar to the A plug, while its flat pins are set at an angle to each other. This type of plug is used in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Argentina. The type J plug (also known as the Swiss plug) is made of two round pins and a grounding pin in the middle. It is mainly used in Switzerland, but also in Liechtenstein, Ethiopia and the Maldives. The type K plug is similar to the European type C plug, but it also has a grounding prong at the bottom. It is mainly used in Denmark and Greenland, as well as in Bangladesh, Senegal and the Maldives. The L-type plug has three pins: two for power and one for ground, which are arranged in one line. Used in Italy as well as in Chile, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Cuba. The M-type plug has three pins arranged in the shape of a triangle, but it differs from the others in the much greater thickness of the plugs. It is designed to supply devices with current up to 15A. It is spoken in South Africa as well as Swaziland and Lesotho. The type N plug is the model used in Brazil and partly in South Africa. It consists of three pins arranged in the shape of a triangle (its top forms a grounding pin). This type of plug works well with a voltage of 127-220 V. The EL12.pl assortment includes plugs intended for use in Poland, additionally grouped by the following types: 1f (single-phase) plugs, panel plugs, metal plugs and insulating plugs.