On Dec 23, 9:18*am, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
* * * * Owain writes:

On Dec 22, 7:37*pm, Tim Lamb *wrote:
..... Is there any point in forcing the box open in the hope of
by-passing the electronics?
I don't know, but a shelf-full of Xmas lights disappeared off the
shelves in one shop three hours after I emailed Trading Standards.
Fuseless 13A plugs.

That's something they are very hot on, rightly so, and it means this
is rarely a problem anymore.
Unfused 13A plugs come out of China and are aimed at the Hong Kong
marketplace. Even though equally illegal there, enforcement hasn't
historically been as rigourous.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Though ironically the best razor adaptor I have is of HK origin and
unfused. Better-made physically and much better electrical contact
than any of those which I've seen of more orthodox manufacture.
Always used downstream of a 13 amp fuse anyway.

Just try plugging a typical US NEMA 1-15 razor plug (pins made of soft
brass strip doubled over) into a typical 13amp shuttered razor adaptor
-- there's a good chance the blades will buckle before you manage to
get the shutter open.