Tmvel Universal International Power Adapter Plug Tip Converter - Convert Europe, EU/UK/CN/AU To USA - Great for Cell Phone Charger - Not Converter
Tmvel Universal International Power Adapter Plug Tip Converter - Convert Europe, EU/UK/CN/AU To USA - Great for Cell Phone Charger - Not Converter Type A is used, for instance, in North and Central America and Japan. This class II ungrounded plug with two flat parallel prongs is pretty much standard in most of North and Central America. It is known as NEMA 1-15 and was invented in 1904 by Harvey Hubbell II. The plug has two flat 1.5 mm thick blades, measuring 15.9 – 18.3 mm in length and spaced 12.7 mm apart. Type A plugs are generally polarised and can only be inserted one way because the two blades do not have the same width. The blade connected to neutral is 7.9 mm wide and the hot blade is 6.3 mm wide. This plug is rated at 15 A. Type A and B plugs have two flat prongs with a hole near the tip. These holes aren’t there without a reason. If you were to take apart a type A or B socket and look at the contact wipers that the prongs slide into, you would find that in some cases they ha