√ Used in: North and Central America, Japan
√ NEMA* standards are used in the US, Canada and Mexico. Comparable flat blade plugs are used in Japan, various Caribbean islands, parts of South America and some Southeast Asian countries,
√ The Type B electrical plug has two flat parallel pins and a round grounding (or earth) pin. The earth pin is longer than the other two so that the device is grounded before the power is connected. As with the type A plugs, the American and Japanese versions vary slightly.
√ Certified by UL, CUL, ETL
Standard | Applicable flexible cord | Certificates | ||||
UL 817 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 21 | 18AWG/3C 10A 125V | SPT-2, SPT-2W, SPT-3, HPN, SVT, SVTO, SVTOO, SV, SVO, SJT, SJTW, SJTO,SJTOW, SJTOO, SJTOOW, SJ, SJO, ST, STW, STO, STOO | UL,CUL,ETL | |||
17AWG/3C 12A 125V | SVT, SVTO, SVTOO, SV, SVO, SJT, SJTW, SJTO, SJTOW, SJTOO, SJTOOW, SJ,SJO | |||||
16AWG/3C 13A 125V | SPT-2, SPT-2W, SPT-3, SVT, SVTO, SVTOO, SV, SVO, SJT, SJTW, SJTO,SJTOW, SJTOO, SJTOOW, SJ, SJO, ST, STW, STO, STOO | |||||
16AWG/3C 15A 125V | HPN | |||||
14AWG/3C 15A 125V | SPT-3, HPN, SJT, SJTW, SJTO, SJTOW, SJTOO, SJTOOW, SJ, SJO, ST, STW,STO, STOO |