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Wall warts seem to be taking over the world...
On Tue, 1 Oct 2013 15:08:30 -0700 (PDT),
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
Longer can be a problem, quite a few have the outlet wire coming from
the end adjacent to the earth pin not from the L & N pin end like a
normal flex.
I'm sure BS1363 requires the flex to exit on the opposite side
to the earth pin. Bang goes your house insurance.
JGH
I don't think they come under the remit of BS1363, for one thing,
where's the fuse? You hope the thing has appropriate protection but
how can you tell what's inside a sealed one without an x-ray machine?
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