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Similar converters are available for a variety of other plug types. Unlike a temporary travel adaptor, conversion plugs, when closed, resemble normal plugs, although larger and squarer. The non-BS 1363 plug is inserted into the contacts, and the hinged body of the conversion plug is closed and fixed shut to grip the plug.
Example of a Europlug. The Europlug is a flat, non-rewirable two-pole, round-pin domestic AC power plug, rated for voltages up to 250 V and currents up to 2.5 A. [1] It is a compromise design intended to connect low-power Class II appliances safely to the many different forms of round-pin domestic power socket used across Europe.
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. Isle of Man: G 240 V 415 V
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.
Differences between BS4573 Type C and Europlug Type C. The BS4573 plug has round 5mm contacts, spacing 16mm. The Euro-plug has 4mm contacts, spacing 19mm. In order to plug a Europlug into a BS4573 socket, an adaptor is required.
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).