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Terry Casey

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On 30/07/18 17:33, Terry Casey wrote:
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I have a Schuko socket in my utility room and a lot of
people don't know that that is.

All that would happen is that someone would put an adaptor on eBay to
allow standard plugs to fit non-standard sockets.

Well, they already exist for Schuko to 13A and widely
available!

got one on the ferry to france

In which case you probably paid a premium price for it!

Plenty in the High Street from £1 upwards.

Quality does vary, though, so a visual examination is a good
idea.

Some don't accomodate the French earth pin, which means they
are useless in France/Belgium and a few other countries,
others have very thin brass pins and/or only connect to one
Schuko earth contact

The best ones have full size plated 16A pins [1] and a full
modified Schuko earthing arrangement [2], yet are often
cheaper than the poor ones!

[1] But fused at no more than 13A, obviously!

[2] Note that the 13A earth pin is used for one Schuko earth
contact.

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Terry

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