Type E Electrical Outlet

Type E Electrical Receptacle

Countries Using Type E Electric Plug

Information on the Type E French 2-pin Electrical Adapter Plug and Electrical Outlet

The Type E electrical plug is identified by two round pins spaced 19mm apart, with a hole for the socket's male grounding pin. Type E outlets will also accept Type C plugs, and Type E plugs will also work in Type F outlets.

Type C
Belgium, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Czech Republic, Djibouti, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, French Guiana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Poland, St. Vincent, Senegal, Slovakia, Syria, Tahiti, Tunisia.

Information on The Type E Electrical Outlet

The Type E socket is standard in France, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, and other countries . It is incompatible with the Type F that is standard in Germany, the Netherlands, and other continental European countries. The incompatibility is due to the round male pin in the socket that earths appliances. The Type E socket's male pin is installed upwards in the socket, with the live connection the left and neutral connection the right.

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