Type F

"Schuko" plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts



 

  

Type F Plug and Socket

Where found:

Algeria, American Samoa, Aruba, Austria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Croatia, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Madeira, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay.

Commentary:

 

This plug is technically known as the CEE 7/4 (German 16 A/250 V earthed).  It is commonly known as a "Schukostecker" or "Schukokontakt" plug, abbreviated as "Schuko."

The Type F plug, defined in CEE 7/4 and commonly called a "Schuko plug", is like Type E except that it has two earth clips on the sides of the plug instead of a female earth contact. The Schuko connection system is symmetrical and allows live and neutral to be reversed. Type F receptacles will also accept Type C and E plugs.