Power plugs: UK - Aus
Aug 20th 2003, 12:24 am
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Power plugs: UK - Aus
Possibly a stupid question but can British appliances (with standard 3 pin plug: live, neutral, earth) be wired with Aus plugs (with the funny 3 pin (and sometimes 2) setup)? Otherwise, I will have to buy a shed load of adaptors (in which case anyone know where I can get these cheap?)
Many thanks.
Dan.
Many thanks.
Dan.
Last edited by dlm78; Aug 20th 2003 at 12:27 am.
Aug 20th 2003, 12:46 am
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Putting Aus plugs on to replace UK ones is not a problem.
Tip. Bring a couple of 4 or 6 socket extension leads, that way you can swap the plug on the extension and still plug in half a dozen UK plugs before you get around to switching them all over.
You can keep the extension leads for all those unchangeable power adapters, e.g. for mobile phones, video camera rechargers... probably cheaper than a travel adaptor too!
Tip. Bring a couple of 4 or 6 socket extension leads, that way you can swap the plug on the extension and still plug in half a dozen UK plugs before you get around to switching them all over.
You can keep the extension leads for all those unchangeable power adapters, e.g. for mobile phones, video camera rechargers... probably cheaper than a travel adaptor too!
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Aug 20th 2003, 1:17 am
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Originally posted by welshpom
Putting Aus plugs on to replace UK ones is not a problem.
Tip. Bring a couple of 4 or 6 socket extension leads, that way you can swap the plug on the extension and still plug in half a dozen UK plugs before you get around to switching them all over.
You can keep the extension leads for all those unchangeable power adapters, e.g. for mobile phones, video camera rechargers... probably cheaper than a travel adaptor too!
Putting Aus plugs on to replace UK ones is not a problem.
Tip. Bring a couple of 4 or 6 socket extension leads, that way you can swap the plug on the extension and still plug in half a dozen UK plugs before you get around to switching them all over.
You can keep the extension leads for all those unchangeable power adapters, e.g. for mobile phones, video camera rechargers... probably cheaper than a travel adaptor too!
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Aug 20th 2003, 1:32 am
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Many thanks for that. Great info. I hadn't even considered the 'unchangable' things! As for the plug change, I assume that it'd just be a case of taking one off and putting new one on - wire for wire.
Thanks again!
Dan.
Thanks again!
Dan.
Aug 20th 2003, 1:53 am
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Originally posted by dlm78
Many thanks for that. Great info. I hadn't even considered the 'unchangable' things! As for the plug change, I assume that it'd just be a case of taking one off and putting new one on - wire for wire.
Many thanks for that. Great info. I hadn't even considered the 'unchangable' things! As for the plug change, I assume that it'd just be a case of taking one off and putting new one on - wire for wire.
a) http://www.hartill.net/Aus/plug_a.jpg
b) http://www.hartill.net/Aus/plug_b.jpg
Type (a) was the first kind I found. I won't buy any more of those. The two I got were buggers to put together, and they stick out too far (can't put them behind furniture, e.g. bedside tables)
Type (b) are much easier to wire up and are nice 'n compact. Oh, and yes, they are just wire for wire replacements.
Aug 20th 2003, 1:54 am
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Originally posted by dlm78
Many thanks for that. Great info. I hadn't even considered the 'unchangable' things! As for the plug change, I assume that it'd just be a case of taking one off and putting new one on - wire for wire.
Thanks again!
Dan.
Many thanks for that. Great info. I hadn't even considered the 'unchangable' things! As for the plug change, I assume that it'd just be a case of taking one off and putting new one on - wire for wire.
Thanks again!
Dan.
Something I'd like to know, UK plugs are rated at 13amp and have fuses. Oz plugs are 10amp and unfused (well the ones I found in Bunnings were). So does my UK stuff expect to have the protection of a fused plug?
Aug 20th 2003, 2:01 am
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Originally posted by Anon E Mouse
Something I'd like to know, UK plugs are rated at 13amp and have fuses. Oz plugs are 10amp and unfused (well the ones I found in Bunnings were). So does my UK stuff expect to have the protection of a fused plug?
Something I'd like to know, UK plugs are rated at 13amp and have fuses. Oz plugs are 10amp and unfused (well the ones I found in Bunnings were). So does my UK stuff expect to have the protection of a fused plug?
Has anyone had a fuse blow recently ?. As a kid in the 70s/80s I can remember having to change fuses now and then, but in the last 10-15 years I've not changed one fuse. The house "fuse box" (they have a different name these days) would always trip if something out of the ordinary happened.
