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==== 10 A plugs and sockets (Type J) ==== SN 441011 defines a "Type 1x" series of 10 A plugs and sockets. The type 11 plug is unearthed, with two 4 mm diameter round pins spaced 19 mm apart. The type 12 plug adds a central 4 mm diameter round earth pin, offset by 5 mm. The type 12 socket has no recess, while the type 13 socket is recessed. Both sockets will accept type 11 and type 12 plugs, and also the 2.5 A [[Europlug]]. Earlier type 11 and 12 plugs had live and neutral pins without sleeved pins, which present a [[Electric shock|shock]] hazard when partially inserted into non-recessed sockets. The IEC type J designation refers to SEV 1011's type 12 plugs and type 13 sockets.<ref name=iec_typej>{{cite web |url=http://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeJ.htm |title=Plug Type J |publisher=International Electrotechnichal Commission IEC |type=official site |location=Geneva, Switzerland |access-date=26 May 2017 |quote=Type C plugs are perfectly compatible with Type J sockets. |archive-date=13 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031639/http://www.iec.ch/worldplugs/typeJ.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unique to Switzerland is a three-phase power socket compatible with single-phase plugs:<ref name=SystemSEV1011/> The type 15 plug has three round pins, of the same dimensions as type 12, plus two smaller flat rectangular pins for two additional power phases. The type 15 socket is recessed, and has five openings (three round and two flat rectangular). It will accept plugs of types 11, 12, 15 and the Europlug.
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