Talk:IEC connector

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1 Electric jug?
2 Earth pin
3 All IEC connectors
4 Chasis plug and line socket
5 Physical compatibilities not noted
6 Kettle leads
7 Reqphoto

[edit] Electric jug?

What is an 'electric jug'? Does this mean an electric kettle? Is it an Australianism? Edward 08:47, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Earth pin

Jeez, I have been searching the web for half an hour and still can't find the info I'm looking for: Which of the connectors are the Earth (ground) ?? I hope it's the middle one, cuz now I'm tired of searching and will hope for the best :-() —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.217.99.94 (talk • contribs) .

the connector in the photo on the right has the live neutral and earth marked on it (you look carefully to see it though). Plugwash 11:38, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] All IEC connectors

At some point, we should turn this article into a description of all IEC 320 connectors. Photo or drawing contributions needed, preferably all with equal aspect ration (say 4:3), so they can be arranged into a table. Markus Kuhn 17:05, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chasis plug and line socket

Aren't the images of the chassis plug and line socket exchanged? The thing labeled socket looks like a plug and vice versa...? --85.216.70.168 10:01, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

It depends how you define plug and socket. If you define plug as the part with pins and socket as the part with holes for the pins then the descriptions are correct and this is what the parts catalogs i use tend to do (though they often reffer to the panel plugs as inlets). Remeber as well as the chasis plugs and line sockets shown in this article you can also get line plugs and chassis sockets. Plugwash 12:34, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Physical compatibilities not noted

My guess based on the pictures at the link: C13 fits C18, C15 fits C14 (as noted), C21 fits C20 and C24, C19 fits C24. Maybe C5 fits C4 (it makes electrical sense)? --Random|[[User talk:Random832|832]] 19:05, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kettle leads

The article lists C16/16 for use in kettles, however my kettle uses a C13 lead. In fact every literal kettle lead I can remember using in the UK was a BS4491 (C13). I assume the main reason I couldn't use a computer cable in my kettle is that it would blow the fuse. --Zoganes 15:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I've seen kettles that use both types. I suspect it depends on the design of the particular kettle (in particular how much heat can get to the socket area. Plugwash 01:23, 26 May 2006 (UTC)