ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade Non-US Electrical Systems & Trades Some german electrical info

And some more pictures.

German plugs:



left: Euro plug, fits -almost- everywhere in Europe. 2,5A. note the pins are not fully metal. they are partially touch protected. for example the italian outlets dont have the "hole" the schuko receptacles have, so it's prescribed the pin may only make contact after it cant be seen anymore from outside.

middle: Plug for Hairdryer, Vacuum cleaner, other power appliances that dont need grounding. 10A. Pins are thicker than euro, and cant be insertet into an euro outlet.

Right: Schuko, general Use, 16A. flat brass on top and bottom is the GND contact.
All plugs are not polarized.


Some big wires



top: 1,5mm² AWG 15 solid, for comparison

middle: 5x 16mm² with 7 wires per conductor. Thats the one used for House connection point -> Meter for example.

bottom: Single i guess 70mm² conductor, sector shaped. I removed this from a 4x 70mm² cable. usually not used single for fixed install, only in cables (double-insulated).

Cut view of the 5*16mm²


Some real bodybuilders work: Solid 6mm² supplying fuses in an old Fuse Panel. one wire supplies 5 fuses without an interrupt! they just removed the insulation, bent a "U" and continued to the next fuse.





[This message has been edited by :andy: (edited 10-20-2003).]