IEC Connector Types

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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
IEC
'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.
IEC
-
C3
C4
2m
70°C
2.5
Moulded only - not available as a rewireable part.
IEC
Cloverleaf
C5
C6
2m
70°C
2.5
Moulded only - not available as a rewireable part.
IEC
Calculator
/ Figure 8
C7
C8
4m
70°C
2.5
Moulded normally - occasionally available as a rewireable part.
IEC
-
C9
C10
70°C
6.0
-
IEC
-
C11
C12
70°C
10.0
-
IEC
Euromain / IEC Cold Connector (sometimes wrongly called a Kettle lead)
C13
C14
2m on 0.75mm2 cores else 10m
70°C
10.0
-
IEC
Kettle Lead / IEC Hot Connector
C15
C16
120°C
10.0

Used extensively in recent HP servers and Cisco kit

IEC
-
C15A
C16A
155°C
10.0
-
IEC
-
C17
C18
70°C
10.0
-
IEC
-
C19
C20
70°C
16.0
-
IEC
-
C21
C22
155°C
16.0
-
IEC
-
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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