L Italian plug

Three round pins in a row – Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Chile, Libya, Eritrea.

Standard: CEI 23-50
Current: 10/16 A
Voltage: 220–240 V
Earth: yes
Pins: 3

Type L (CEI 23-50) has three pins in a straight line, with the earth in the middle. It comes in two sizes: 10 A with thinner, closer pins and 16 A with thicker pins further apart. Many Italian homes have 'bipasso' sockets that accept both sizes, and 'schuko-bipasso' sockets that also take German plugs. Europlugs fit all of them. Chile uses the same layout.

What it looks like

Three round pins in a line: 4 mm thick and 19 mm across (10 A) or 5 mm thick and 26 mm across (16 A), earth in the centre.

The drawings are schematic – they show the pin layout, not the exact dimensions of the standard.

Plugs that fit a type L socket

A type L plug also fits

Only sockets of its own type – elsewhere you need an adapter.

Where it is used 11

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one of the types in use (5)