# item.guide
Side-by-Side Comparison Plug Types

Type H vs. Type J

Comparing 2 standards across 5 specifications. 3 key differences identified.

Comparing:
Type H
Type J
Type H →

Type H is Israel's own standard, used almost nowhere else -- one of the most geographically limited plug types in the world. A 1989 round-pin revision replaced the original flat-pin design, and modern sockets accept both, plus the ungrounded Europlug.

View full Type H spec sheet →
Type J →

Type J is Switzerland's own standard -- three round pins in a small hexagonal-bodied plug, in 10A and 16A variants. Its design directly influenced Brazil's and South Africa's later Type N standards, though reversed polarity during adaptation broke compatibility with its own descendants.

View full Type J spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

5 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type H
Type J
Pin Count
3 pins, Y-shaped arrangement (older: flat; 1989 revision: round, same positions) 3 round pins in a triangle, smaller than Type D/M; hexagonal plug body
Rated Current
16 A 10 or 16 A
Rated Voltage
250 V 250 V
Grounded
Yes Yes
Common Regions
Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip only Switzerland, Liechtenstein only

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