[Amps] [amps] Thailand AC Power and Plugs

[Charles Harpole]

Thanks the info, as a ten year resident of Thailand I am familiar with all that.  Thanks for the exact labels and nomenclature, however, which I did not know.
Many appliances sold here have the two round pins and the extension outlet strips have "universal" sockets but only a two-wire cord on them.
 
BTW, I was asking Lou a question different from the one he ansewred.  Thanks all.  73

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com   
 
> From: gregory.beat at comcast.net
> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:03:44 -0500
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] [amps] Thailand AC Power and Plugs
> 
> Charly,
> 
> As you noted, Thailand uses 220 VAC at 50 Hz.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country
> 
> Thailand Plugs and Sockets (TIS116-2549 since 2006)
> http://fam-oud.nl/~plugsocket/Thai_3polePlugs.html
> 
> As of 2008 it is a legal requirement to fit the newly developed Thai standard TIS166-2549 plug on imported appliances that otherwise would have a Schuko plug. 
> Note that '2549' is the year of introduction of the standard according to the Thai Buddhist Era. 
> It corresponds to our year 2006.
> 
> In Thailand, newer buildings and installations after 2006 you will find only TIS116-2549 sockets, which accept type A and B and C plugs. Relatively often, you will still find type A/C hybrid sockets that are compatible with TIS116-2549, which also accept the Europlug, but not plugs of type E, F, or E&F, since their pins are too thick (4.8mm). 
> 
> In some very old installations, sockets that are compatible with type A/C hybrid plugs are found. These non-grounded sockets will sometimes physically also accept plugs of type E, F, and E&F, but grounding will not be effective. Since 2008, it is only allowed to import or sell electronic devices with plugs type C (CEE 7/16) and A, B (IEC 60906-2/TIS166-2519/TIS166-2535) and TIS116-2549.
> However, Type A and Type B plugs that are only rated at 125V should not be used on 220V systems.
> 
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