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IEC Stands for International Electrotechnical Commission which is the leading global organisation that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. These serve as a basis for national standardisation and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.
Listed below are the IEC-320 International Standardised Appliance connector types:
Connector End View |
Common Name (s) |
Connector ID (Female) |
Inlet ID (Male) |
Max Cable Length |
Max Temp. |
Rated Current (AMPS) |
Notes/Comments |
'Shaver Plug' as this connector is commonly used for electric razors |
C1 |
C2 |
2m |
70°C |
0.2 |
Moulded only - rarely available as a rewireable part. |
|
- |
C3 |
C4 |
2m |
70°C |
2.5 |
Moulded only - not available as a rewireable part. |
|
Cloverleaf |
C5 |
C6 |
2m |
70°C |
2.5 |
Moulded only - not available as a rewireable part. |
|
Calculator / Figure 8 |
C7 |
C8 |
4m |
70°C |
2.5 |
Moulded normally - occasionally available as a rewireable part. |
|
- |
C9 |
C10 |
70°C |
6.0 |
- |
||
- |
C11 |
C12 |
70°C |
10.0 |
- |
||
Euromain / IEC Cold Connector (sometimes wrongly called a Kettle lead) |
C13 |
C14 |
2m on 0.75mm2 cores else 10m |
70°C |
10.0 |
- |
|
Kettle Lead / IEC Hot Connector |
C15 |
C16 |
120°C |
10.0 |
Used extensively in recent HP servers and Cisco kit |
||
- |
C15A |
C16A |
155°C |
10.0 |
- |
||
- |
C17 |
C18 |
70°C |
10.0 |
- |
||
- |
C19 |
C20 |
70°C |
16.0 |
- |
||
- |
C21 |
C22 |
155°C |
16.0 |
- |
||
- |
C23 |
C24 |
70°C |
16.0 |
- |
This information can also be downloaded as a printable document in PDF format: IEC Connector Types.pdf (438.33kb)
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