What is the Difference between C13 and C15 Power Cords?

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What is the Difference between C13 and C15 Power
Cords?
There is an array of power cords available
in the market. It can get quite perplexing to
choose the one that will fit your needs. In order
to know more about them, you must have more
information about these cords. This article will
acquaint you with IEC C13 and IEC C15 power cords
and how they are different from each other. But
before that, let us understand what IEC is. IEC
stands for International
Electrotechnical Commission. Every cord
is standardized by IEC before it is introduced
in the market. These cords use the letter C
which is followed by the number in their cords.
Lets get back to understanding the difference
between IEC-C13 and C15 connectors. Some of them
are mentioned below. ? Difference of a Notch One
of the most apparent differences between
the two connectors is the notch on C15
connector. Although C15 looks quite similar to
C13, it has a little groove opposite the
earth. The IEC-C15 connectors also work in
the C14 outlets. But the IEC-C13 connectors do
not fit in the C16 inlets. ? Temperature
rating This is an important factor that
makes IEC-C15 different from C13. C15
connectors are designed in such a way
that they can handle high temperature
devices like electric kettles,
server rooms, computing networking closets
and Power over Ethernet switches having high
wattage power supply. These connectors work on
the temperature rating of 120C.
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IEC-C13 connectors are rated at
15A/250V locally and at 10A/250V
internationally with the temperature rating
of 65C. So when you need a power cord
device having high temperature, you can use C15
instead of C13. ? Uses C13 and C14 power cords
are usually utilized with personal computer. They
are often known as Kettle Cord. However,
kettles need C15/C16 power cords.
C15 power cords are used in high
temperature surroundings like electric kettle
and computer networking closet. They
are also used in Cisco MDS9500 series
rack-mounted SAN switches, Early Xbox 360 power
supplies and HP Procurve Switches. We hope this
article must have brought a lot of clarity in
understanding the difference between C13 and C15
power cords. Before buying one of these, you can
get in touch with the company you are buying from
and ask for all the information about these
power cords. These cords can also
be purchased online. Apart from getting the
information, make sure you know the exact purpose
of ordering one of these cords.
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