American plug, two poles

UL 498 - CSA C 22.2 42
NEMA 1 - 15 P
15
VALID IN THIS COUNTRIES
Jacket colours for PVC leads: black, white, grey (other colours on request)
Rubber leads:
black (other colours on request)




APPROVAL SYMBOLS
  USA  

LEADTYPES IN USE AND CROSS-SECTIONS  IN MM²
SPT-1 2 x 18 AWG
SPT-2 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG
NISPT-1 2 x 18 AWG
NISPT-2 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG
SVT 2 x 18 AWG
SJT 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG 2 x 14 AWG
SJTW-A
 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG 2 x 14 AWG
Normal temperature 60 °C. 75 °C./90 °C./105 °C.
And other lead types are available upon request.
HPN 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG
SJ 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG 2 x 14 AWG
SJO 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG 2 x 14 AWG
SJOW
 2 x 18 AWG 2 x 16 AWG 2 x 14 AWG
Normal temperature 60 °C (with the exception HPN = 90 °C).
Other lead types upon request.
CONFIGURATIONS
The NEMA 5-15 plug/power outlet system is in general use in the USA and Canada but is also in use internationally. In North America, Central America, Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador this system is a standard for Class II apparatus. In addition, this plug is also used in Korea and Taiwan. The contact pattern of NEMA 1 - 15P also fits into Japanese power outlets, but Japan has its own standard and an own approval symbol (see „Japanese plug“).

The NEMA 1-15P plug has two flat, folded, bright brass pins. Upon request, solid, nickel-plated flat brass pins can be delivered. The center-to-center distance between the contact pins is 12.7 mm. The size of the pins is identical for the standard design. Therefore, the plug can be inserted into the power outlet in any direction and is thus not polarized.

For specific apparatus, a polarized, two-pole plug is prescribed. In such as case, the tip of one flat pin is broader so that the plug can only be inserted in one direction into the appropriate power outlet.