Product Details

G-Type Industrial Socket for UK and International Standard Plug Connection

The G-Type Socket is a British Standard BS 1363 compliant industrial power outlet designed for the UK standard 3-pin rectangular pin plug format used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and other markets that follow the BS 1363 electrical installation standard. Providing a correctly specified, safety-compliant G-type socket for industrial panel, wall-mount, and enclosure installation in facilities operating to the UK standard, this socket ensures that electrical equipment with BS 1363 plugs can be connected to the facility's power supply safely, correctly, and in compliance with the applicable wiring regulations.

The G-type (BS 1363) socket is the most widely used domestic and light industrial socket standard in the UK and several major international markets, making it a common requirement for industrial facilities in these regions and for international equipment installations where UK-sourced machinery or tools are deployed. The socket's distinctive rectangular pin configuration with mandatory earth connection and the required shuttered live and neutral apertures (opened only when the earth pin engages) provides a higher level of accidental contact protection than many other socket standards.

The mandatory shutter mechanism of the BS 1363 socket — which requires the 13 mm earth pin to simultaneously depress both live and neutral shutters before live and neutral contacts are accessible — is a fundamental safety feature that prevents accidental contact with live contacts by inserting a single object into the socket aperture. This shutter design is a regulatory requirement of the BS 1363 standard and is a primary safety feature of G-type sockets in installations accessible to non-electrical personnel, including machine panels in production areas and wall-mounted outlet points accessible to production workers.

The industrial G-type socket is rated for the current and voltage appropriate to its installation and load application, with contact and housing construction engineered for the repeated connection cycles of industrial power outlet use. Panel-mount installation is compatible with standard industrial enclosure cutout dimensions, and the socket is wired through standard screw terminals to the facility's 230 V AC ring or radial circuit wiring.

Key Features

• BS 1363 G-type compliant for UK and international BS standard electrical installations
• Mandatory shuttered apertures requiring earth pin engagement before live access
• Highest accidental contact protection of common single-phase socket standards
• Rated for industrial panel and wall-mount current and connection cycle requirements
• Correct specification for UK facilities and BS 1363 equipment in international sites