Type M plug
A Type M plug has 3 pins — three large round pins in a triangle (15 A size), earthed by earth pin. It is used in 10 of the 139 countries covered (8th most common), home to about 1.70 billion people.
- Standard
- BS 546 (15 A) / SANS 164-1 / IS 1293
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Pins
- 3
- Earthed
- Yes
- The plug goes into
- Type M sockets
- The socket takes
- Type M plugs
Where Type M is used
10 countries.
Bhutan, Botswana, India, Macau, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka.
Type M and Type D
Type D is the type most often listed alongside Type M: 8 countries use both. Type M has 3 pins and is earthed; Type D has 3 and is earthed. Neither plug fits the other’s socket.
Type M without Type D: Mozambique, South Africa.
Type D without Type M: Bangladesh, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Maldives, Myanmar, Nigeria, Qatar, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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