On 01/11/2016 21:07, Peter Easthope wrote:
Hi,

Does installation of a BS 1363 plug, with a ground pin, on a two conductor cord of a table lamp, violate wiring regulations? I don't imagine an unconnected ground pin posing a hazard.

Does a lamp in Britain ever have a cord with a ground conductor?

Thanks, ... Peter E.


It depends on whether the handleable part of the lamp is metal or
metal-finish, then must be grounded and whether there is a gooseneck or
other movement containing the flex and therefore chaffing possibility .
All quite sensible really