Where can I buy reasonably priced French/Belgian mains sockets? I'm
looking for surface mounting 4-way (i.e. 4 sockets in a row) but
almost anything would be useful.

I can find reasonably priced Schuko sockets but not the proper
French/Belgian ones with the protruding earth pin.

In Belgium the prices are totally OTT, like 20 euros for a single
socket.

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Chris Green

In message , writes
Where can I buy reasonably priced French/Belgian mains sockets? I'm
looking for surface mounting 4-way (i.e. 4 sockets in a row) but
almost anything would be useful.

I can find reasonably priced Schuko sockets but not the proper
French/Belgian ones with the protruding earth pin.

In Belgium the prices are totally OTT, like 20 euros for a single
socket.

Have you tried somewhere like Makro?

I was in the one in Liege a couple of weeks ago (I had to buy a
multimeter) prices didn't look to be that much out of place


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geoff

In article ,
wrote:
Where can I buy reasonably priced French/Belgian mains
sockets? I'm looking for surface mounting 4-way (i.e. 4
sockets in a row) but almost anything would be useful.

I can find reasonably priced Schuko sockets but not the
proper French/Belgian ones with the protruding earth pin.

In Belgium the prices are totally OTT, like 20 euros for
a single socket.

http://www.pointp.fr/catal/jsp/CataS...R229&id_page=1
has a selection of 'backboxes' including a couple of doubles
and a triple for mounting vertically or horizontally and

http://www.eco-bricolage.com/apparei...d,fr,3,145.cfm
has the 2P+T sockets on offer at the moment - less than 3
euro I think.

Most of the brico's will have a choice of 'boite
encastrament' (backs) and sockets, but I can't recall seeing anything
larger than a triple. Note that some of the popular sockets such as
legrand might be too big for multiple mounting.

John

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JTM wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
Where can I buy reasonably priced French/Belgian mains
sockets? I'm looking for surface mounting 4-way (i.e. 4
sockets in a row) but almost anything would be useful.

I can find reasonably priced Schuko sockets but not the
proper French/Belgian ones with the protruding earth pin.

In Belgium the prices are totally OTT, like 20 euros for
a single socket.

http://www.pointp.fr/catal/jsp/CataS...R229&id_page=1
has a selection of 'backboxes' including a couple of doubles
and a triple for mounting vertically or horizontally and

http://www.eco-bricolage.com/apparei...d,fr,3,145.cfm
has the 2P+T sockets on offer at the moment - less than 3
euro I think.

Not less than three Euros, 4.75 for single socket, still cheaper than
I can find in Belgium though.

Most of the brico's will have a choice of 'boite
encastrament' (backs) and sockets, but I can't recall seeing anything
larger than a triple. Note that some of the popular sockets such as
legrand might be too big for multiple mounting.

Thanks for the pointers, I'll maybe take a look in France on my way
home on Monday.

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Chris Green

Jerry wrote:

wrote in message
...
: Where can I buy reasonably priced French/Belgian mains sockets?
I'm
: looking for surface mounting 4-way (i.e. 4 sockets in a row)
but
: almost anything would be useful.
:
: I can find reasonably priced Schuko sockets but not the proper
: French/Belgian ones with the protruding earth pin.
:
: In Belgium the prices are totally OTT, like 20 euros for a
single
: socket.
:

Do not MK still list them, they used to (assuming I'm thinking of
the same sockets), will probably be a specail order via a (non
shed) UK electrical trade outlet, no idea on price though as I've
never had to buy any..

Logic Plus range.

K4150 WHI
1 GANG
16 AMP 250V
SHUTTERED
(NON UK)

K4152 WHI
2 GANG
16 AMP 250V
SHUTTERED
(NON UK)

Or in their Modular range;

K5831 WHI
K5831 BLK
GERMAN 2P+E
16 AMP 250V SHUTTERED
EURO 2 MODULE (NON UK)

Ah, but 'German' are Schuko which are not the same as French/Belgian
plugs and sockets.


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Chris Green

On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:31:09 +0100 someone who may be
wrote this:-

Where can I buy reasonably priced French/Belgian mains sockets? I'm
looking for surface mounting 4-way (i.e. 4 sockets in a row) but
almost anything would be useful.

Farnell. They are not easy to track down on their web site, but
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe5113/french-belgian-socket/dp/PL01822
is what you seek. No idea if you consider the price reasonable. Two
can be put in a plate on a UK double gang box.

They also do German ones
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe5100/schuko-socket-1-gang/dp/PL01821

a "universal" one
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe5114/16a-universal-socket/dp/PL01824

and a US one
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe5116/15a-american-socket/dp/PL01823





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"Scott M" wrote in message
...
: JTM wrote:
:
: Don't know about Belgium, but standard for French sockets
: is: no accessible mounting screws when socket is in use
:
: And who says some of the UK rules & regs are badly thought out?
I cannot
: begin to imagine any sort of situation where that makes a jot
of sense.
:

What about non/poorly earthed switch boxes were there might be a
risk of the box becoming live, with no external (metal) screws
showing then there is no chance of an electric shock hazard.
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Regards, Jerry.