[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":69},["ShallowReactive",2],{"plug-C":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":58,"extension":59,"introduced":60,"meta":61,"navigation":62,"path":63,"seo":64,"standard":65,"stem":66,"type":67,"__hash__":68},"plugs\u002Fplugs\u002Fc.md","Type C",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":52},"minimark",[9,18,23,45,49],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"If plugs had a social network, Type C would have the most friends. The ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Europlug"," is a thin, flat, two-pin plug with no ground, designed in the 1960s specifically to fit nearly every European socket.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"things-to-know","Things to know",[24,25,26,33,39],"ul",{},[27,28,29,32],"li",{},[14,30,31],{},"Fits a lot."," Type C slides into Type C, E, F, H, J, K, L, N and O sockets, and often into Indian and South African sockets too. That's why it's the most useful single adapter you can own.",[27,34,35,38],{},[14,36,37],{},"Low current only."," Europlugs are rated for 2.5 A. Phone chargers, laptop chargers and electric toothbrushes: yes. Hair dryers and heaters: those use grounded plugs like E\u002FF anyway.",[27,40,41,44],{},[14,42,43],{},"Slightly flexible pins."," The pins converge a little toward the tips so they grip a range of socket sizes. Clever.",[19,46,48],{"id":47},"plugberts-verdict","Plugbert's verdict",[10,50,51],{},"If you're going to Europe and only bring one adapter, bring a Type C. The Europlug gets you in almost anywhere.",{"title":53,"searchDepth":54,"depth":54,"links":55},"",2,[56,57],{"id":21,"depth":54,"text":22},{"id":47,"depth":54,"text":48},"The Europlug. Two round pins, no ground, fits almost everywhere in Europe and beyond.","md","1960s",{},true,"\u002Fplugs\u002Fc",{"title":5,"description":58},"CEE 7\u002F16","plugs\u002Fc","C","YLGvr4EEWN06zLhQPWEJsWTvxzwKiYuJ948hbIPHDB4",1791256128593]