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Site map overview of plugs, sockets and topics |
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To find a plug, socket or topic
you can use either the list below or the Map page. Note that in the list below 'plugs' refer in most cases to both plugs and sockets. |
| General information |
History:
Technology:
Safety
Marks:
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Plug diversity and safety Origin of US flat blade plugs Origin of Australian plugs with angled blades Origin of Schuko plugs British plugs and sockets; short history Origin of domestic sockets with earth pin pre-IEC 60320 appliance connectors Earthed sockets with similar contact configuration Manufacturers ( → links to 27 countries) Three-phase AC generator Three-phase transformers Split-phase wiring Radial and ring circuits Knob and Tube (classic US wiring technique) Plug and socket safety (technical improvements) Socket safety shutter (5 types explained) Plug pin - socket connection (achiving stable contact) Locking plugs ( → links to different types) Distribution board (classic for D-type fuses) Fuses (D-types, made in DDR) Bakelite molding marks (MPAD, DAMW, PF) Certification marks DDR quality marks |
| Plug
standards* * Standards may fill several pages. Additional links are given on the first page. |
AS/NZS
3112 BS 52 BS 546 BS 1363 BS 4573 CEE 7/1, 7/2 (7/1 = socket; 7/2 = plug) CEE 7/3, 7/4 CEE 7/5, 7/6 CEE 7/7 CEE 7/16 CEE 7/17 CEI 23-50 GOST 7396 IEC 60309 (CEE 17) IEC 60320 IEC 60906-1 IEC 62196 IRAM 2063, 2071 and 2073 IS 1293 JIS 8303 NBR 14136 NEMA ... SANS 164-1 to -6 SB 107-2D1 SI 32 SN 441011 (SEV 1011) TIS 166-2549 |
Australia, New Zealand, China,
Argentina,
... Bayonet cap sockets, plugs and adapters UK and (former) countries of British commonwealth Prime UK standard but also used elsewhere British shaver socket and plug European not earthed devices other than 7/16 and 7/17 European earthed devices, also known as Schuko European earthed devices; socket has an earth pin Plugs that fit in 7/1, 7/3 and 7/5 sockets European 2.5 Amp plug; fits in all European sockets Not earthed 16A plug; fits in both 7/3 and 7/5 sockets Italy, Chile, ... Russia and countries of former Soviet Union International industrial plug standard International standard for appliance couplers International standard for 230 Volt domestic plug International standard for electrical vehicle plugs Argentina India Japan Brazilian variant of IEC 60906-1 Series of US standards, also used in Canada, Mexico South Africa Denmark Israel Switzerland Thailand |
| Socket
standards |
Standards of domestic sockets | Illustrated overview |
| Special
plugs and sockets |
Adapter
plugs Ceiling lamp sockets and plugs Concentric plugs and sockets Dice-type multi-outlets ESD earthing plug Locking plugs ( → page with links to ...) Multi-standard sockets Neutrik cable and chassis connectors Uncommon plugs ( → links to ...) Clock connectors (Wylex / MK) |
Making plugs accessible to a
non-matching
socket For safe and convenient connection of ceiling lamps Single pin and dual concentric ring types German outlets with 'Würfel' (dice) shape For Electro-Static Discharge Child safety measure Sockets in countries that use several plug standards Sealed couplers with locking device Plugs used for various types of special purposes British socket / plug combinations for electric clocks |
| Country specific pages | Argentina
Brazil Chile
China Czech Republic Greece Japan Netherlands Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Uruguay |
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| Classic
plugs* * Links to obsolete plugs can also be found on standard and country specific pages. |
Appliance connectors (
→ links to ...) Connectors to branch off cords Continental European plugs ( → links) Dutch plugs Former GDR (DDR) Greek Tripoliki polug Hook plug (Hakenstecker) Wooden plugs |
British
phased out plugs: • Bayonet Cap
• Bulgin and Belling Lee (connector p;ugs) • Britmac • BS 372 Part I (not earthed plugs) • Crater • Dorman & Smith • Fitall • Walsall • Wylex |
| Heavy
duty and three-phase plugs |
Current
and classic plugs in ...:
PerilexIEC 60309 IEC 62096 (for electric vehicles) |
Australia / New Zealand Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Japan North America Poland Spain Switzerland |
| Other pages | About the collection About the collector Acknowledgments Classification of standards (A, B, C ... N) Compatibility (re. European sockets) Depot Disclaimer Links to other museums Unknown plugs |
Pages
showing a single device in detail: • Academy Cube (US) • Busch-Jaeger / Miele socket (Germany) • Crater adaptable plug (UK) • Easy-Pull plug handle (South Africa) • Fitall 5 in 1 plug (UK) • Kontakt AG 3-phase plug (Germany) • Maehler & Kaege locking plug (Germany) • Neutrik PowerCON (Liechtenstein) |
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