Type E plug
A Type E plug has 2 pins — two round 4.8 mm pins 19 mm apart; the socket carries a male earth pin, earthed by earth pin in socket, hole in plug. It is used in 18 of the 139 countries covered (7th most common), home to about 0.56 billion people.
- Standard
- CEE 7/5 (French)
- Origin
- France
- Pins
- 2
- Earthed
- Yes
- The plug goes into
- Type E sockets
- The socket takes
- Types C, E and EF plugs
Where Type E is used
18 countries.
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