@TechConnectify And as sadly as the @EU_Commission won't adopt #IEC60906 connectors due to #eWaste I think they should make #IEC60309 mandatory for ekectric stoves and other electronics that require more than 230V @ 16A single-phase and ain't installed into the wall like some pass-through boiler/heater...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60309
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60906-1#Possibility_of_acceptance_in_European_Union

@TechConnectify The @EU_Commission is having none of that shit and basically mandated #Type2 connectors because those are an open standard and there are cheap means to have portable chargers that just plug into #IEC60309 outlets as are common in industry and even heavy duty outdoor electronics...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_connector

@indrora @Toble_Miner Personally I'd choose something like 8-pin PCIe_12V_AUX voltage connectors like MiniFit Jr 5557-8 as they are normed with up to 150W...
https://pinoutguide.com/Power/ATX12V1-EPS12V_pinout.shtml

If this was a high-current application I'd choose #IEC60309 connectors instead...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60309#Extra-low_voltage_variant

@doc @tinyfluffs @siege well, those connectors ain't designed with any retention locks or other mechanical fastening, which is a valid issue.

#IEC60309 doesn't have that issue (tho it's obviously quite bulky for what it is) and thus is the de-facto standard in Europe and espechally Germany for connecting industrial appliances...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60309

@siege that shitty connector is bad and it should be abolished!

Instead #IEC60906-1 and even #Schuko is better.

IMHO all devices should use #IEC60320 and #IEC60309 plugs...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60906-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60309