On Friday, 17 August 2018 18:09:43 UTC+1, charles wrote:
In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
On Friday, 17 August 2018 17:01:38 UTC+1, charles wrote:
In article , Clive Arthur
wrote:
On 17/08/2018 15:10, whisky-dave wrote:
On Friday, 17 August 2018 14:06:50 UTC+1, Clive Arthur wrote:
On 17/08/2018 13:57, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Clive Arthur
wrote:
I've just cut a bog standard IEC power lead with moulded plugs
so I can shorten it. There is no earth wire, and no indication
that there is no earth wire.

I'm aware that most things don't use the earth, but can this be
legal?

Not uncommon, but pretty obvious as most usually flat, rather
than round, cable.

Why wouldn't it be legal? Up to the user to select the correct
one for a job. In other words, use the supplied lead.

Because it's a 13A plug to three pin IEC C13 socket.
What would be wrong with that lead ?

It has no earth and may be used on equipment where an earth is
required.

I've just pulled one out of my box of leads in the lab. three pin
IEC C13 socket rated at 10 ams 250V cable I'm unsure of cable but
it says 0.75mm^2 The 3 pins mains plug is the standard 13amp type
with a 5amp fuse fitted.

A label around the cable says BS 1362 complient

AIUI, BS1362 is for fuses.

Passed safety test in feb 2017 re-test date feb 2018.

Do you mean it passed a PAT test? I'm no mains lead expert, but
surely that can't be right?

Interestingly, my PAT tester has a fixed plug for testing IEC leads


Whats a fixed plug ?

a plug (with pins on it) mounted on the front panel eg CPC part no CN08406


I don't think that would be allowed under H&S you shouldn't have live pins like that on any unit. Well there wasnt; in the PAT testers I've see, what they do have is apadpters that you use on the IEC socket on the PAT tester.