Electric Plugs

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An electrical plug is a common electrical fitting with two or three metal prongs for inserting in a fixed socket. The fitting is used for connecting an appliance to a power supply. These male electrical connectors fit into female electrical sockets and having contacts in the form of pins or blades which connect mechanically and electrically to holes or slots in the socket.

Design
Electrical plugs usually have three contacts ie. a live or hot contact, a neutral contact, and an optional earth or ground contact. While certain plugs have no distinction between the live and neutral contacts, others have two live contacts. These contacts are made with brass, tin or nickel plating.

Buyers Guide
The following section contains different types of plugs being used in various countries.

Types of Electrical Plugs
The are different types of electrical plugs being used around the world. These plugs are listed below:

Flat Blade Attachment Plug
Flat blades with round grounding pin
Round pin attachment plug
Round pins with ground
Round pin plug with male
"Schuko" plug
Rectangular blade plug
Oblique flat blades with
Oblique flat blades with
Round pins with ground
Round pins with spade ground
Round pins with ground
South African Plug

These above categorization of electric plugs is also commonly known as:

Two pin electric plugs
Three Pin electric plugs
Five pin electric plugs
Multi pin electric plugs
Insulated pin electric plug

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