GOST 7396

GOST 7396 (ГОСТ 7396 in Cyrillic) is a series of Soviet and later Russian standards that adopt International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards IEC 60083:1975 and IEC 60884-2-1:1987 and specify basic dimensions and safety requirements for power plugs and sockets used in Russia and other former Soviet Republics, as well as for export to markets that use American or British plugs.

One of the protocols governing the German reunification process required that the DIN and VDE e.V.

One peculiarity of the Soviet standard is the use of an ungrounded plug with 4.0 mm diameter pins for 6 A and a corresponding socket that would not accept the 4.8 mm diameter pins of devices that could draw as much as 16 A.

These sockets were sometimes modified by enlarging the holes of the plastic (Bakelite) covering with a 5.0 mm drill bit to accept newer plugs.

[citation needed] The series includes the following standards: Group A connectors consist of the non-locking NEMA connectors (Types A and B), which are defined for the assistance of exporters.