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Type D plug and socket

Three round pins in a triangle, the top (earth) pin larger than the other two.

Standard: BS 546 5 A (India, older British)
Pins: Three large round pins in a triangle
Earthed: Yes
Rated: 5 A (6 A in India)
Origin: United Kingdom

What fits

A Type D socket takes

Type D plugs
Type C plugs: Europlugs often go into Type D sockets but make a loose, unsafe contact

A Type D plug goes into

Type D sockets

Only its own sockets: anywhere else, a Type D plug needs an adapter.

Where Type D is used

World map of countries using Type D — main type also found

Main type in 12 countries and territories

Bangladesh 220 V
Bhutan 230 V
Chad 220 V
India 230 V
Maldives 230 V
Myanmar 230 V
Nepal 230 V
Pakistan 230 V
South Sudan 230 V
Sri Lanka 230 V
Sudan 230 V
Yemen 230 V

Also found in

Every country using Type D as a main type supplies 220–240 V.

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