High-quality socket with standard grounding and without switch. Made with durable materials. Perfect for high-voltage power applications. Ideal for use in Italy.
The Europlug is designed to be compatible with 10A Type L sockets, commonly found in Italy. They have 4.0 mm holes with centers spaced 19 mm apart. It is also compatible with dual 10A/16A sockets, but it does not fit into the 16A-only variant.
The Europlug is a flat, two-pole, round-pin domestic AC power plug, rated for voltages up to 250 V and currents up to 2.5 A.[1] It is a compromise design intended to connect low-power Class II appliances safely to the many different forms of round-pin domestic power socket used across Europe. However, it is not compatible with the rectangular-pin BS 1363 sockets found in Cyprus, Gibraltar, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, and the United Kingdom. Europlugs are non-rewirable and must be supplied attached to a power cord.
The dimensions of the Europlug were chosen for compatibility and safe use, such that with continental European domestic power sockets
reliable contact is established when the plug is fully inserted;
no live conductive parts are accessible while the plug is inserted into each type of socket;
it is not possible to establish a connection between one pin and a live socket contact while the other pin is accessible.
Additionally, the design allows for a more compact and less bulky design of mobile phone chargers, than the BS 1363 form factor in the UK.
Europlugs are only designed for low-power (less than 2.5 A) Class II (double-insulated) devices that operate at normal room temperature and do not require a protective-earth connection.
Model |
P20 |
Voltage |
250V |
Current |
16A |