What do you call the plug with no name?

[Lucien Nunes]

Yellow for 110V, blue for 230V, red for 400V. Other colours for special applications.
16A, 32A, 63A and 125A, 2P+E, 3P+E, 3P+N+E.

You know what I'm talking about. They've been around for 50 years, but no-one can yet agree what to call them.

The official name is "plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes" according to IEC 60309 (formerly IEC309). They go by lots of different aliases... IEC309, BS4343, CEE17... but a lot of people use a manufacturers' name or trademark: Commando, Marechal, Ceeform, or just the current rating 'a 32A plug' or something relevant to them 'Caravan plug'.

What do you call them? Does it depend on who you're talking to?

 

[Charlie_]

I grew up calling them industrial plugs..
Depending on who I’m talking to though, also call them commando plugs..
At wholesalers will ask for them by colour, voltage, current and number of pins... they still get it wrong haha

 

[rapparee]

Commando all day long.

 

[Charlie_]

Commando all day long.

Even when it’s called out?
Or are you a proper Scotsman?

 

[Pete999]

TOP

 

[The Ghost]

Plug top 60309 as in Advance Electrical Installation ISBN 9781136444487

 

[Baddegg]

Steve?

 

[Zdb]

Commando plug

 

[Pete999]

Commando plug

Commando plug

Commando plug

Arnie (commando plug)

 

[Dustydazzler]

Commando plug and socket

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Commando or industrial.
Sometimes 3phase, or even 4pin/5pin 3phase.

 

[Andy78]

Commando plugs always through my training. Is that the MK name ?

I sometimes do work for a commercial printer company that call them shark plugs, probably another brand name.

 

[littlespark]

BS4343.

There can be differences if not bs4343 and a particular manufacturers design.
Pin diameter, key slot.
I’ve had cheap caravan leads stuck in our Rolec hook up points because of differing measurements.

 

[davesparks]

Commando plugs always through my training. Is that the MK name ?

I sometimes do work for a commercial printer company that call them shark plugs, probably another brand name.

We use a lot of shark plugs, they're made by PCE. We use them because they do an all black version which is very fashionable in theatre.

 

[marconi]

What Is Ceeform? CEE Form Fully Explained

Get to know ceeform and ceeform standard. Find out why ceeform is so called. Learn everything about ceeform industrial socket and plugs.

www.ceesockets.com

CEE FORM seems to me the best name to avoid brand and refer instead to 'Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment - CEE'

The link shows the colour coding table and rules for colour, voltage, frequency, ac/dc combination.

Re: Davesparks black shark plugs - black has entries in the colour coding table.