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Power cords for El Salvador

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2,439 power cords for El Salvador: the NEMA 5-15 (Type B) plug, 115 V 60 Hz mains, no national approval required. Country-plug cords for OEM equipment (the local wall plug to IEC 60320), data center jumpers (IEC 60320) and industrial (IEC 60309) cords from our certification records, with the approvals each one carries.

These country pages are in beta. We are still completing the record of plugs, connectors and cords for each country, so more detail and updates are coming soon.

2,439 of these need no national approval in El Salvador.

Power in El Salvador

Mains supply
115 V · 60 Hz
also 230 V
Type A/B sockets (NEMA pattern). NEC-derived electrical code.
Wall plug
NEMA 5-15 (Type B)15 A · 125 V

The grounded North American plug — 15 A on a 125 V branch circuit. NEMA 5-20 (20 A) has one blade turned and fits the T-slot 20 A receptacle.

Cord ratings
Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.
Approvals
El Salvador names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by OSARTEC (Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica) — Ministerio de Economía; standard export papers apply.
Regulator: OSARTEC (Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica) — Ministerio de Economía

Cord-set standard: NSO-IEC 60320-1 (voluntary); UL 817 widely accepted. Cordage accepted: SJT (UL-listed), SVT, H05VV-F. Labels in Spanish / English.

El Salvador wall plug to IEC 60320 power cords

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The wall plug used in El Salvador on one end and the IEC 60320 inlet on your equipment on the other — C13, C15, C5, C7 or C19. The cord an OEM ships in the box with equipment sold into El Salvador, and the one an office, lab or shop floor plugs straight into the wall; every cord here carries the approval El Salvador requires.

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Data center power cords for El Salvador

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IEC 60320 jumpers — a C14 or C20 plug into the PDU, a C13, C15 or C19 connector into the server, switch or storage. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks El Salvador requires, so a data center operator deploys the same cord in every region.

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Industrial power cords for El Salvador

IEC 60309 pin-and-sleeve cords, 16–32 A — the international industrial connector, dual-rated for IEC and North American circuits.

Other power cords for El Salvador

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Extension cords, splitters, hardwired whips and adapter cords approved for use in El Salvador.

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Questions about power cords for El Salvador

What plug type does El Salvador use?

El Salvador uses the NEMA 5-15 (Type B) plug. The grounded North American plug — 15 A on a 125 V branch circuit. NEMA 5-20 (20 A) has one blade turned and fits the T-slot 20 A receptacle. Plug ratings: NEMA 5-15 15 A · 125 V.

What is the mains voltage in El Salvador?

115 V at 60 Hz (also 230 V). Under the IEC scheme, IEC 60320 C13 / C14 cords are rated 10 A 250 V and C19 / C20 cords 16 A 250 V; a wall-plug cord carries its plug's own rating.

What approval does a power cord need in El Salvador?

El Salvador names no mandatory product approval for a cord set, overseen by OSARTEC (Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica) — Ministerio de Economía; standard export papers apply. A cord marked "Approved for use in El Salvador" on this page carries that approval on our record; "No national approval required" means the record names none for that cord type.

Are IEC 60320 C13 / C14 jumper cords approved for El Salvador?

Yes — 2,027 data center cords (C14 or C20 into the PDU, C13 / C15 / C19 into the equipment) are approved for use in El Salvador or need no national approval there. For most countries these are our global cords: one part number carries the marks several countries require.

Which cordage types are accepted in El Salvador?

SJT (UL-listed), SVT and H05VV-F. Our international cords use harmonised H05VV-F / H05RN-F cordage; North American cords use SJT / SJTW.

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"Approved for use in El Salvador" means the cord carries the approval El Salvador requires for its type. "No national approval required in El Salvador" means El Salvador names no national approval for a cord of that type. Need the certificate behind a cord, or a cord for a country not listed? Ask us.