The European Standard Power Outlet is the plug standard applicable to European regions and European countries. Power outlet plug is a small hardware that people all over the world can't do without, and the socket standards used in different countries and regions are different. Among them, So, what's the standard for this kind of electric socket?
The European standard socket is a socket with two circular sockets, which can only connect the plug with two round holes. This is the same as the German standard socket. Generally, the European standard socket can be used in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Spain, Sweden and other EU countries as well as South Korea and Russia. The standard voltage of sockets varies from country to country. The standard voltage of sockets in Europe is 230V.
In addition to the European standard socket, there are different types of socket standards in the world, such as American Standard, British standard and South African standard. American standard socket is characterized by one circle and two flat ends, British standard socket is characterized by three square heads, South African standard socket is characterized by three round heads, and China's national standard socket is characterized by three flat heads.
It can also be seen from the above that there are great differences between European standard sockets and other standard sockets. Generally, they cannot be directly used in countries outside the scope of application, unless with the aid of socket converter.
When you travel to Europe, the European standard socket is a must. So, how to choose European standard socket?
1.Choose a regular manufacturer
Nowadays, there are many European standard sockets on the market, but it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false, and the quality is also uneven. If you select the irregular selection of manufacturers, you may buy fake products. The quality of the socket is good or bad, it has a direct relationship for our electricity safety. Poor sockets may cause potential safety hazards such as electric shock, short circuit and fire.
2.Check the product certificate
The formal European standard socket is a formal, reliable product certification and the relevant departments of the test qualified report. When purchasing, we should actively ask the manufacturer to provide relevant certificates.
3.Pay attention to the details of the product
When choosing the European power socket, you should try it yourself to see if the jack is loose and whether the jack is easy to pull out. Another is to see whether the rated power size of the socket meets their own requirements.
4.Check the appearance of the product
The panel should have uniform color, smooth surface, no depression, mottled color, bubble, stain, crack, swelling, lack of glue, deformation, scratch, shrinkage and other defects. No burr, crack, corrosion mark, rust and screw head damage can be seen.
5.Weigh the weight
When buying switch socket, you should weigh the weight. If it is thin copper, it will not have the same weight and quality. Only if the copper strip and terminal block in the switch socket are thick, the weight of a single switch socket will be heavy. The copper part in the switch socket is the most critical part, and it is also the key part of counterfeiting inferior products. Don't buy the feeling of floating in the hand. Of course, you need to pay attention to some bad manufacturers adding iron plate to increase the weight of the products, don't be fooled!
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