In message <cb45076e.15946%[email protected]>, dated Wed, 25 Jan 2012,
Scott Xe <[email protected]> writes:
In Europe, Euro plug is widely used and accepted although each country
may have their own plug. As in EN standard, the product must be fitted
with the plug in the country where the product is sold. Is Euro plug
legally correct in those countries?
It depends on what you mean by 'Europlug'. This term is usually used for
the 6 amp 2-pin plug, but it is also, confusingly used for the Schuko
plug, 10 amp, roughly circular with 2 pins and side-contacts for
earth/ground.
The 6 amp 2 pin plug is legal in all countries except UK, I think. There
is a version of the Schuko plug which also accommodates the 'other' 10 A
wall socket that has a projecting pin for earth/ground instead of
side-contacts. This works in France and Italy (most parts) as well as
Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and the Nordic countries.
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