The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new plug on it as only two wires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and neutral wire no earth

The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new plug
on it as only two wires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just
a live and neutral wire no earth



Quite safe. Just don't connect anything to the earth pin. Make sure the
earth pin screw is either tightened down or thrown away as they have been
known to fall out and cause a short if left loose.

Mike

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The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new plug on it as only two wires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and neutral wire no earth

Probably yes,if the vac conforms with uk regs regarding insulation, the
existing fitted plug would only have the two wires connected

Yes its double insulated.
Brian

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The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new
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The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new plug on it as only two w

ires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and
neutral wire no earth

Connect the brown wire to L and the blue wire to N. Don't get it the
wrong way round or the vac will suck instead of blow.

Bill

In article , Bill Wright
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wrote:
The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new
plug on it as only two w

ires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and
neutral wire no earth

Connect the brown wire to L and the blue wire to N. Don't get it the
wrong way round or the vac will suck instead of blow.

Bill

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charles wrote:
In article , Bill Wright
wrote:
wrote:
The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new
plug on it as only two w

ires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and
neutral wire no earth

Connect the brown wire to L and the blue wire to N. Don't get it the
wrong way round or the vac will suck instead of blow.

Bill

naughty

Sorry.

Bill

I used to have a vacuum called a Vactric, it had a screw thread on noboth
ends, and you could attache a special hose on the blow end that you could
use a paint sprayer with. It actually worked very ell. I suspect elf and
safety would have a few things to say if it was done these days.
Brian

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charles wrote:
In article , Bill Wright

wrote:
wrote:
The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new
plug on it as only two w

ires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and
neutral wire no earth

Connect the brown wire to L and the blue wire to N. Don't get it the
wrong way round or the vac will suck instead of blow.

Bill

naughty

Sorry.

Bill

Now dont spread misleading information, it will only suck up positive charge
dust.
Brian

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wrote:
The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new
plug on it as only two w

ires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on with just a live and
neutral wire no earth

Connect the brown wire to L and the blue wire to N. Don't get it the wrong
way round or the vac will suck instead of blow.

Bill

These appear to be a series of troll **** posts on out of date threads,
best ignored folks.

janetdavies37(****)gmail.com is the troll tag to look out for on the
next one although I'm sure the infant will change that soon.

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fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

Actually it is a question which I have been asked for real before. On some
appliances with moulded plugs, the prong, to coin a phrase has indeed been
metal, but the construction of the plug itself has meant it can easily come
off, as its merely riveted on the bottom. The later ones I see are plastic
and part of the moulding, and on these of course its clearly obvious it is
not used!
Morphy Richards devices used to use the former mentioned plugs as I recall.
Brian

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These appear to be a series of troll **** posts on out of date threads,
best ignored folks.

janetdavies37(****)gmail.com is the troll tag to look out for on the next
one although I'm sure the infant will change that soon.

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it's a ba-na-na . . . .

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The prong on my vax vac has snapped cut plug off thinking could put new
plug on it as only two wires no earth wire is it safe to put a plug on
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vac has snapped cut plug off thinking

should be

vac has snapped, cut plug off, thinking