What's this power plug ?

[WalkerOfSkys]

Hey guys,

I bought some led strips off banggood and they came with this power plug.

Anyone have an idea what this is? 

I've tried checking myself and the closest I got was a type I but this one has much closer spacing inbetween the pins.

Can someone help me out?Thanks in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Luke

 

 

[TrigrH]

US?

[TheGlenlivet]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

US?

Yup.  US non grounded.

[Ophidio]

Looks like a standard US connector just with no ground which is common for low power devices such as lights.

[RollTime]

Standard US

[burnttoastnice]

Non grounded NEMA connector used in the US like everyone's basically said.

 

I wouldn't trust plugging that in though especially coming from a site like Banggood, I'd personally use a different 12v adapter to run the LEDs to stay on the safe side.

 

If you like risks then stick it into an international adapter and you'll be off to the races, seeing as that plug takes 100-240v input range.

[Godlygamer23]

It looks like a standard US outlet, but what's interesting is it has no holes going through the prongs.

[Bajantechnician]

2 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

It looks like a standard US outlet, but what's interesting is it has no holes going through the prongs.

Ive had those before. Free addition of no holes with cheaper devices

[WkdPaul]

6 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

It looks like a standard US outlet, but what's interesting is it has no holes going through the prongs.

Strangely it's quite common in China (I have a few devices I bought there that are like this, including my HiMedia TV Box).

[Contreramanjaro]

The holes just help hold the plug in the socket. They probably just saved a couple cents per unit but not drilling them out. Functionally, it shouldn't matter.

[BeefyMeats]

I usually dont trust anything not certified by UL or ETL because my house does not have a sprinkler system. It will most likely work, but may not be tested for safety. Ive seen a few videos where stuff like this fails and shorts mains to the DC output. No bueno!

[Drak3]

4 hours ago, Contreramanjaro said:

The holes just help hold the plug in the socket.

Having torn apart numerous outlets from a multitude of demo jobs, the benefit is exclusively theoretical and the holes don't actually help, assuming the outlet's wipers even have detents.

 

The more realistic reasons are use for manufacturing, factory lockouts with an attached safety warning, and to save on material.

[NumLock21]

4 hours ago, Contreramanjaro said:

The holes just help hold the plug in the socket. They probably just saved a couple cents per unit but not drilling them out. Functionally, it shouldn't matter.

Can also be a dick and put a lock on it to prevent someone from plugging it in.