Type D (old British
plug)
Round pins with
ground
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Where found:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon,
Chad, Dem. Rep. of Congo (Zaire), Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
French Guiana, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Iraq,
Jerusalem, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Macao, Madagascar, Maldives,
Martinique, Monaco, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Qatar, St. Kitts-Nevis, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania,
United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Commentary:
- This plug and receptacle is technically known as
the BS 546 (5 A/250 V earthed).
This plug was originally defined in British standard
BS 546 and widely used in the United Kingdom until the late 1940s. It has
three large round pins in a triangular pattern, and is still commonly found in
countries originally electrified by the British. This type was also previously
used in South Africa, but has been phased out there by the larger,
higher-amperage Type M plug.
Similarly, in some former British colonies, the plug has been mostly replaced by Type G design. This 5 Ampere
plug, along with its 2 Ampere cousin, is sometimes used in the UK for
centrally switched domestic lighting circuits, in order to distinguish them from
normal power circuits.
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