Electrical Wire British Standard BS-1363-1 IEC-60320-C5 3m black

The IEC 60320 standard defines an international set of non-locking appliance couplers for connecting power supply cords to electrical equipment up to 250 V.

The specification ensures electrical and mechanical interchangeability across a wide range of devices. Connectors are designated by even and odd numbers, where odd numbers (C7, C13, C19) refer to the female connector and even numbers (C8, C14, C20) to the male appliance inlet.

Widespread adoption of this standard has enabled global hardware manufacturing efficiency, allowing a single power supply unit to work worldwide by simply swapping the localized cord. In modern data center architectures, the shift toward C19/C20 standards is vital to handle the increased power density of high-performance servers.

Key Features

• Global standardization and compliance.
• Class I and Class II equipment support.
• High thermal tolerance variants available.

Standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

• For the ground wire, colored insulation tape will be used:
• Green.
• Green with a yellow line.
• For the neutral cable, blue insulating tape will be used.
• For the cable the phase isYou can use any other color:
• Any color different from neutral or earth.
• Black insulating tape.
• Brown insulating tape.
• Gray insulating tape.

• Cylindrical fuse glass material. They are usually used in most household appliances, power supplies, etc.
• Fuses for Blade vehicles. They are the fuses that protect the electrical installation of the vehicle, usually they are of the same type and design in most vehicles, according to their amperage they have a specific color.
• Brown = 5 A
• Red = 10 A
• Blue = 15 A
• Yellow= 20 A
• Colorless = 25 A
• Green = 30 A
• Fuses for mini vehicles: It is the same as the previous one but of a smaller size.
• Fuses for Maxi vehicles: It is the same as the previous one but of a larger size.
• Midi Fuses
• Mega Fuses
• Reed fuses
• High voltage or industrial fuses

BS-1363 is the British Standard for 13A fused plugs and socket-outlets used in the UK and various international territories.

Detail

The system is characterized by its rectangular pins and a mandatory internal fuse within the plug itself.

Advantages

• Integrated fuse protection.
• Safety shutters activated by the earth pin.

Note: Widely considered one of the safest electrical plug standards.

1. The ground wire can be identified in several ways:
• Green cable.
• C cablegreen smell with a yellow line.
• Cable without insulation.
2. The neutral wire will be blue.
3. The phase cable can be identified in several ways:
• Any color different from neutral or earth.
• Black insulation.
• Brown isolate.
• Gray insulation.