On 31/07/18 12:27, Scott wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:02:43 +0100, Terry Casey
wrote:
In article , lid
says...
On 30/07/18 17:33, Terry Casey wrote:
In article ,
says...
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!
£2.99 IIRC
Plenty in the High Street from £1 upwards.
Saw one in boots today £2.99 IIRC
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
Okay for anything double insulated, which includes many appliances.
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!
Is it necessary to make contact with both side earths? After all, one
earth pin is all it would get in the UK for which the appliance is
presumably designed.
[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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