Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Argentina and Papua New Guinea, has a ground and two blades lead to a current form of inverted V shape.The flat blades measure 6.5 by 1.6 mm, and are 30 degrees to the vertical height at a nominal 13.7 mm. Australia and New Zealand takes almost always have to run for safety, as in the UK. A version of this two-prong Power Cords sought but not used wire to the ground by a team of low double-insulated, but the power outlets always have three pins, including a touchdown.
There are several AS / NZS 3112 plug variants, a pin with the serial devices are widely used for subscription of up to 15 amps; Sockets supports the needle jacks also accept October 1 is also a variation of 20 A, with three Large main, 25 and 32 versions A, with most of the pins 20A and soil to form a pin inverted "L" 25A and a horizontal "U" for 32. These sockets receive plugs of the same or a lower current capacity, but no more capacity. For example, a 10 A plug will fit all connectors, but a 20 A plug 20, 25 and 32 A suitable output.
system for any standard outlet in Australasia / was designed as a standard C112 (floated provisionally in 1937 and adopted as a codification of the official standard in 1938), superseded by AS 3112 1990th Since 2005, the last major update is AS / NZS 3112 : 2004, which mandated insulated pins in 2005. However appliances and pipes before 2003 can still be used forever.
A variant of the capture of 10 amp standard Australasia has a warehouse in the back for connecting a second device in the same outlet. This plugin is officially called "adapter plug" is known, but known colloquially as "piggyback" plug "of the media. The plug itself is not available for sale separately from retail, but only part of a pre -extension, or by special order. The ban was introduced because someone has an extension Power Cord with a plug on his back at one end and a standard adjustment of the other built to connect the wiring in a garden shelter in an electrical outlet in the next door. The obvious danger is that the connector pins at the other end would be alive when the cable is attached at the end of the first delivery. The person who did that and received a fatal electric shock from touching live pins the other end.
