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    Plugs and sockets - Industry

    I was replying to UNG, he was making reference to IEC60309, those are the Commando type plugs. You are right on that, DIN is for the german standard, DIN plugs are the small ones used as connectors, 3 to 8 pins. They are certainly not permitted, but I'm not intending to use those ones, I'm...
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    Plugs and sockets - Industry

    Hi @UNG, Those are the "Commando" plugs, right? I have used them but for low voltage, not extra low voltage, would it be feasible? The number of pins will be anywhere between 2 to 6 pins.
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    Plugs and sockets - Industry

    Hi @Geoff1946 Those are some of my concerns, there are parts of the plant that are classified as hazardous area and others as non hazardous, also, the equipment is going to be installed outdoors, so it will be exposed to the weather.
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    Plugs and sockets - Industry

    Thanks @Evans Electric and @NozSpark for your replies!   A bit more info, The fluid flowing through most of the pipes will be hot hydrocarbons and some are just water. It might be tricky to hang the cables to the pipe since it will be insulated but, will that be safe to do? Mainly to be...
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    Plugs and sockets - Industry

    Hi all, I am new to this forum, hope that I can help some people in the future! For now, I have a question regarding the use of plugs and sockets in extra low voltage and how safe it is, I have been doing some research and it's clear to me that for something that is considered as a fixed...
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