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Argentina and Uruguay overview of types of plugs and sockets |
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| Argentina Nominal domestic voltage: 220V, 50 HZ. Most common types of plugs are: - Europlugs and similar plugs with two 4.0 mm round pins; - 10A plugs with flat blade, angled power pins*. * this plug/socket is similar to a now obsolete U.S. non-NEMA 15A-110V / 10A-220V design by Hubbell, patented in 1916. The same design that has been adopted by Australia and became the AS/NZS 3112 standard. |
Uruguay Nominal domestic voltage: 220V, 50 HZ. Most common types of plugs are: - Europlugs and similar plugs with two 4.0 mm round pins; - 10A plugs with flat blade, angled power pins (* see note at left); - 10A plugs identical to Italian standard CEI 23-50. Occasionally found in Argentina and/or Uruguay: - 20A, earthed plugs/sockets, identical to NEMA 10-20; - Polarized Schuko plugs/sockets for dedicated networks. |
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IRAM
2073 10A-250V socket and matching IRAM 2073 plug. The crawling child
symbol indicates that the
socket has a 'protección aumentada' = L and N slots with safety
shutters (green). L and N slots have a reversed position compared to
Australasian AS/NZ 3112 polarity. Characteristics of IRAM 2073 and
AS/NZS 3112 plugs are given in the table below. Manufacturer: Richi,
Argentina. {FSE} |
| 2 | Dual standard socket for IRAM 2073 (see nos. 5-7), and Europlugs and similar 2-pole round pin plugs (for example no. 3). Rated at 10A-250V. Manufacturer: Cambre, Argentina. {FSE} |
| 3 | 'Euro-type' 2-pin 10A-250V plug with partially sleeved pins and cord grip. Pin diameter is 4.0 mm. Manufacturer: Steck, Brazil. {FSE} |
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IRAM 2071 20A-250V socket and matching IRAM 2073 plug. Pin/slot spacing is wider than the 10A variant; image nos. 1, 2 and 4 have the same scale. IRAM 2073 20A is fully compatible with NEMA 10-20, see table below. Manufacturer: Cambre, Argentina. {FSE} |
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Not earthed IRAM 2063 plugs, both rated at 10A-250V. Note that model no. 7 requires a socket that is mounted in a 90 degrees rotated position than usual. Such sockets are indeed listed in the Richi catalog. Manufacturer: Cambre (no. 6) and Richi (no. 7). {FSE} |
| Characteristics of plugs with angled L and N pins |
AS/NZS
3112 10 Amp |
IRAM
2073 10 Amp |
IRAM
2073 20 Amp |
NEMA 10-20P |
| Length of L and N pins | 16.9 mm | 18.5 mm | 18.5 mm | 17.5 mm |
| Length of earth pin | 19.8 mm | 22.0 mm | 22.0 mm |
22.2 mm |
| Width of L, N and earth pins | 6.3 mm | 6.3 mm | 7.9 mm | 7.9 mm |
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| 9 | Italian
style - CEI 23-50 - socket rated at 10A-250, commonly used Uruguay.
Complies with Uruguayan UNIT 821 norm. Manufacturer: Bticino. |
| 10 | IRAM
2073 adapter for 10A Italian style and 10A angled pin plugs. Complies
with IEC 60884-2-5 norm re. requirements for adapters. Manufacturer:
Beta
Iluminacion, Uruguay. {PS} |
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Classic Uruguayan socket and plug with angled power pins (IRAM 2071, 2073). The text on the socket - 10 AMP. 250 V. - and the orientation of outlets of adapter no. 13 suggest that the device has to be mounted in a 180 degrees rotated position (as comparable U.S. sockets). However, it seems that nowadays in Argentina and Uruguay sockets are preferably mounted in the shown orientation. The 'C' logo may refer to an unknown manufacturer. {PS} |
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Classic
IRAM 2073 adapter with two IRAM 2071 outlets. Rating is not indicated.
The internal connections between each of the power poles (see no. 14)
indicate that formerly polarization was not an issue. The two outlets
have an opposite polarization (if any). No name or logo of manufacturer. {PS} |
| 15 | Logos
of four companies that are active on the market of electrotechnical
devices in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Alumbra S.A., Porto Alegre, Brazil; Steck Industria Elétrica LTDA, Sao Pãulo, Brazil (part of Schneider Electric, Brasil), shown are a former and recent logo; Cambre Division Electricidad, Buenos Airesa, Argentina; Richi Electricidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
