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Most 2-pin UK shaver sockets will accept either BS 4573 plugs or Europlugs, but are rated for a maximum of 0.2 A. UK consumer protection legislation allows for shavers, electric toothbrushes and similar personal hygiene products to be supplied with a Europlug as an alternative to the BS 4573 plug. This has the advantage that these devices can ...
Comparison of (top) the BS 4573 shaver plug with its parallel 5.1 mm pins that are 16.66 mm apart with the Europlug with its 4 mm pins converging slightly from a distance of 18.6 mm apart UK shaver supply unit marked with shaver symbol. Accepts BS 4573, Europlugs, US Type A, and Australian two-pin plugs.
UK shaver sockets designed to accept BS 4573 shaver plugs also accept Europlugs for applications requiring less than 200 mA. [9] Other than such personal hygiene applications, UK consumer protection legislation [10] does not permit Europlugs. The Europlug is also used in the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia.
Chinese three-pin socket and compound socket which also accepts NEMA and Europlug (right), and a less common, larger 16 A version (left) The standard for Mainland Chinese plugs and sockets (excluding Hong Kong and Macau ) is set out in GB 2099.1-2008 and GB 1002-2008.
Bathrooms may have shaver sockets. These accept 2.5 amp Europlug CEE 7/16 and UK type BS 4573 plugs, which used on shavers and toothbrushes. They do not accept larger type C plugs and general purpose outlets are generally banned in bathrooms / wet areas. Some hotels may also provide a type F (Schuko) socket as a convenience for European visitors.
No BS Standard socket accommodates a Europlug. However, a Europlug compatible socket is usually included in a dedicated shaver socket. Mautby ( talk ) 14:28, 20 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]
Schuko sockets can accept two-pin unearthed Europlug (CEE 7/16) and CEE 7/17. Less safely, Schuko plugs can be inserted into many two-pin unearthed CEE 7/1 sockets and into some sockets with a different form of earth connection that will not mate with the earth contacts on the Schuko plug (e.g., some variants of the Danish socket).
An earlier version of this section stated that a europlug could be inserted into a variety of sockets "as well as BS 4573 UK shaver sockets", I had changed that (20Feb13) to read "and most UK shaver supply units meeting BS EN 61558-2-5 (but not the older BS 4573 shaver sockets)". The latter is perfectly true, as you rightly say there is no ...