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

Type I vs. Type J

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

Comparing:
Type I
Type J
Type I →

Type I, the Australian/New Zealand standard, uses two flat pins angled in a V-shape plus a flat earth pin. China and Argentina use dimensionally similar but genuinely incompatible variants -- Chinese plugs don't physically fit, and Argentine plugs fit but with reversed polarity.

View full Type I 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 I
Type J
Pin Count
2 flat pins in an inverted V + 1 flat earth pin 3 round pins in a triangle, smaller than Type D/M; hexagonal plug body
Rated Current
10 (15A, 20A, 25A, and 32A variants also exist) A 10 or 16 A
Rated Voltage
230 V 250 V
Grounded
Yes (2-pin ungrounded version also exists for double-insulated devices) Yes
Common Regions
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands Switzerland, Liechtenstein only

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