RE: Power Plugs

12:03 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Power Plugs I read in !emc-pstc that Allen, John wrote (in <999c839e7e27d41185ec00d0b7473692024cd...@norway.int.rdel.co.u k>) about 'Power Plugs', on Mon, 8 Oct 2001: > >HI Folks > >Over the last few years I have had very little diff

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in high-street shops in Greece, Crete, Turkey and >France - and, of course, the UK!! > >John Allen > >-Original Message- >From: Rich Nute [mailto:ri...@sdd.hp.com] >Sent: 07 October 2001 22:44 >To: j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk >Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org >

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To: j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk Cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Power Plugs Hi John: > Not to Continental countries, AIUI, because rewirable plugs are not > available (maybe in Denmark still). Oh? In April, 2001, I bought a re-wirable plug in Grenoble, France, at a major

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Hi John: > Not to Continental countries, AIUI, because rewirable plugs are not > available (maybe in Denmark still). Oh? In April, 2001, I bought a re-wirable plug in Grenoble, France, at a major chain store. They had a nice selection! Best regards, Rich -

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Legally the regulations refer to appliances intended for domestic use. See http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1994/Uksi_19941768_en_1.htm Section 11(1)(d). It is not uncommon for any equipment intended for connection to a domestic power supply to have a plug fitted even if it is for professional use.

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I read in !emc-pstc that Nick Williams wrote (in ) about 'Power Plugs', on Wed, 3 Oct 2001: >If you mean the end user, >then if you can make a watertight case that the product is only for >professional use you are legally allowed to do this although in >practice it will be frowned upon. If y

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- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 5:27 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Power Plugs I read in !emc-pstc that wo...@sensormatic.com wrote (in <846BF526A205F8 4BA2B6045BBF7E9A6A43A3F8@flbocexu05>) about 'Power Plugs'

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For the UK, the rules are as follows: If, by 'installer' you mean an employee of your agent of distributor, then this would probably be acceptable. If you mean the end user, then if you can make a watertight case that the product is only for professional use you are legally allowed to do this

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I read in !emc-pstc that wo...@sensormatic.com wrote (in <846BF526A205F8 4BA2B6045BBF7E9A6A43A3F8@flbocexu05>) about 'Power Plugs', on Tue, 2 Oct 2001: > >In the EU is it legal to ship a product with an attached power cord with >"pig tail" leads and have the appropriate power plug attached by the

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Certainly not in the U.K. for equipment that may be sold to consumers. It is illegal to sell such equipment without a plug to BS1363 already fitted and with the correctly rated fuse in the plug. Here and in the rest of Europe the cord must have IEC colour coding. Regards Nick Rouse - Origina