Actually Ghery, a lot is going to change. South Africa has a 10-20 year plan to completely move away from the old BS 546 style plug. That just was regulated recently so not much has probably changed just yet. They have a lot of different plug types in their SANS 164 standards and I am trying to figure out if that means anything or the BS 546 style is the only way to market as of right now. Wonder if an adapter is legal?
______________________________________________________ Dan Roman, N.C.E. VP of Communications Services IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society mailto:[email protected] From: Pettit, Ghery [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 4:13 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [PSES] Plugs in South Africa Dan, South Africa uses the old British Empire plug that is also used in India. When we were there in 2005 for the CISPR meetings that was the only socket I saw. Granted, that was 9 years ago, but I doubt the country has made a major change in that time. Ghery S. Pettit From: Dan Roman, N.C.E. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 7:42 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [PSES] Plugs in South Africa Group, A few questions on South Africa power plugs. I have been looking through SANS 164 described plugs and it appears that SANS 164-2 Sheet 2-7 describes the Europlug mechanically, though not by direct reference to CEE 7/16.. Does anyone know if a class II household appliance with a Europlug is acceptable to NRCS in South Africa? Are outlets commonly available in homes? Is power cord wiring and ENEC on the plug accepted? The SANS 164-1 plug is probably the one in widespread use but I am trying to avoid a new plug configuration if possible. Regards, -- Dan Roman, N.C.E. Senior Member, IEEE VP Communications Services IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society mailto:[email protected] http://www.ieee-pses.org <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > David Heald <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
