small correction/addition: on the plug the grounding socket is additional to the side-contacts making this plug the default plug for all Europe. I would recommend investing in this plug (CEE 7/7 hybrid) for all <10A Class I apparatus. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/CEE_7-7.jpg/220 px-CEE_7-7.jpg
For the UK you may order a hand fulf of their oddly shaped giant fused plugs that seems more suitable for a machine that for a computer for example but I must admit that the CEE7/7 plug is rather big also. </humor ON> BTW John, how do you take your shaver to the continent, don't you exceed the size limits for hand bagage ? <humor OFF> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] Namens John Woodgate Verzonden: dinsdag 24 januari 2012 19:14 Aan: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Onderwerp: Re: power plugs In message <cb45076e.15946%scott...@gmail.com>, dated Wed, 25 Jan 2012, Scott Xe <scott...@gmail.com> writes: >In Europe, Euro plug is widely used and accepted although each country >may have their own plug. As in EN standard, the product must be fitted >with the plug in the country where the product is sold. Is Euro plug >legally correct in those countries? It depends on what you mean by 'Europlug'. This term is usually used for the 6 amp 2-pin plug, but it is also, confusingly used for the Schuko plug, 10 amp, roughly circular with 2 pins and side-contacts for earth/ground. The 6 amp 2 pin plug is legal in all countries except UK, I think. There is a version of the Schuko plug which also accommodates the 'other' 10 A wall socket that has a projecting pin for earth/ground instead of side-contacts. This works in France and Italy (most parts) as well as Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and the Nordic countries. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK Some people who are peeling the finch of the financial crisis are thinking of biting a rook. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
