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IEC Connectors
Leads Direct supplies a wide range of IEC mains cables for various applications – and in combination with many international mains fittings, can provide power leads for most countries in the world. You can view many of these by going to our Secure Shopping area, where there are thousands of products available. For more static information you could also visit our Mains Leads page.
In addition you can find other technical information by visiting our Mains Wiring page or our International Mains Voltages page.
IEC Stands for International Electrotechnical Commission – the leading global organisation that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. These serve as a basis both for national standardisation and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.
Listed below are the IEC-60320 International Standardised Appliance connector types:
| Connector End View | Common Name (s) | Connector ID (Female) | Inlet ID (Male) | Max Cable Length | Max Temp. | Rated Current (AMPS) | Notes/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ‘Shaver Plug’ as this connector is commonly used for electric razors | C1 | C2 | 2m | 70°C | 0.2 | Not Earthed – Moulded only – not available as a rewireable part. This part was mainly used for Shavers, and this requirement has been removed by the change to using DC power for these devices safety reasons. It will probably not be possible to order this item as a product |
 | – | C3 | C4 | 2m | 70°C | 2.5 | Not Earthed – Moulded only – not available as a rewireable part. This part has been removed from the IEC 60320 standard and is shown here for information only. It will not be possible to order this item as a product. |
 | Cloverleaf | C5 | C6 | 2m | 70°C | 2.5 | Earthed – Moulded only – not available as a rewireable part. |
 | Calculator / Figure 8 | C7 | C8 | 4m | 70°C | 2.5 | Not Earthed – Moulded normally – occasionally available as a rewireable part. |
 | – | C9 | C10 | – | 70°C | 6.0 | Not Earthed – Not polarized |
 | – | C11 | C12 | – | 70°C | 10.0 | Not Earthed – Polarized This part has been removed from the IEC 60320 standard and is shown here for information only. It will not be possible to order this item as a product. |
 | IEC C13-C14 Euromain / IEC Cold Connector (sometimes wrongly called a Kettle lead) | C13 | C14 | 2m on 0.75mm² cores else 10m | 70°C | 10.0 | Earthed |
 | Kettle Lead / IEC Hot Connector | C15 | C16 | – | 120°C | 10.0 | Earthed – High temperature version of the IEC C13 – Used extensively in recent HP servers and Cisco kit |
 | – | C15A | C16A | – | 155°C | 10.0 | Earthed – To be used in even higher temperature devices than the IEC C15 such as stage lighting and industrial applications |
 | – | C17 | C18 | – | 70°C | 10.0 | Not Earthed |
 | – | C19 | C20 | – | 70°C | 16.0 | Earthed |
 | – | C21 | C22 | – | 155°C | 16.0 | Earthed – High temperature version of the IEC C19 |
 | – | C23 | C24 | – | 70°C | 16.0 | Not Earthed |
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