Type E plugs
What are the type E plugs?
Type E plugs are those plugs that have 2 pins. The shape of this type of socket is as follows:
Characteristics of type E plugs?
Type E sockets have the following characteristics that should be taken into account:
- They have 2 pins
- Yes, they are grounded
- The current intensity is 16 amperes.
- The voltage they usually present is 220 - 240 Volts.
- The pins of type C y F plugs also fit into type E sockets
Which countries use type E plugs?
The following are the different countries where type E plugs are used.
- Belgium
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Faroe Islands
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guinea Bissau
- Laos
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Monaco
- Morocco
- New Caledonia
- Niger
- Poland
- Republic of the Congo
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Senegal
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Syria
- Tahiti
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Wallis and Futuna
- Zaire
In two countries with type E sockets, can electrical appliances be plugged in without any problem?
No, since the voltage of the electrical current in the country where a E-type plug is to be used must be taken into account.
In other words, if the voltage in the country of origin is lower, the plugged-in appliance may be overloaded. If the voltage is higher, the appliance will probably operate at lower performance or not at all despite the use of a plug with the same plug.