On 03/02/2010 10:45, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:52:59 +0000, David Hansen
wrote:

It is best to connect it via one of these
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/52616/Electrical-Supplies/Industrial/240V/200-250V-MK-Commando-Interlocked-Angled-Socket-2P-E-IP44

Not if you want to live for long :-) (or they have the wrong
picture).

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/45929/...cket-2P-E-IP44

might be a better bet.


That's still the wrong picture and the wrong current rating and almost
certainly the wrong price by a factor of 10. In fact Screwfix have
completely borked all their descriptions of MK commando product. None of
the items they are describing on this page as "interlocked" is in fact
interlocked.

http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A331854...ndustrial/240V


The Pro-Power SQ1663C from Farnell or CPC is made by ILME (Italian) and
not best quality, but OK and good value for money.

MK will be expensive wherever you buy it from. The MK part you would
want is K9610 BLU (IP44) or K9324 BLU (IP67).

Your best bet might be go get one on Ebay, such as item no 320480965653
or 380197360076 or 380199654506

The first item is Mennekes brand, which is top quality. The other
supplier sells Gewiss product, which is another Italian maker and
similar in quality to Ilme.

HTH