Type N plug
A Type N plug has 3 pins — three round pins in a shallow V (10 A and 20 A sizes), earthed by earth pin. It is used in 2 of the 139 countries covered (13th most common), home to about 0.28 billion people.
- Standard
- IEC 60906-1 / NBR 14136 / SANS 164-2
- Origin
- IEC international design
- Pins
- 3
- Earthed
- Yes
- The plug goes into
- Type N sockets
- The socket takes
- Types C and N plugs
Where Type N is used
2 countries.
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