Re: LF: mains wires

["mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>]

John

The 2 pin plus earth non reversible seems a safer approach. A mixture of reversals is not good, especially in a shack with several electrical metal cased devices all with a common earth,  floating at different potentials.

mal/g3kev

 

----- Original Message -----

From: John Rabson

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 9:51 AM

Subject: Re: LF: mains wires

On 10 Oct 2011, at 10:19CEST, mal hamilton wrote:

Tnx Scott and others for the info. Your system is more complicated because of the 117 v and 230v dual supply required.

In the UK there is more conformity to wiring and the plugs are non reversible into the socket, whereas your 2 blade plug goes in either way round and no Earth.  

In EU their 2 pin plug is also reversible but does have an earth.

Plugs and sockets seem to vary from member state to member state.

Both 2 pin and 2 pin+earth plugs are available in France.  Two pin sockets are no longer allowed for new installations but both types of plug will go into a 2 pin+earth socket.  The 2 pin plug is reversible but the 2 pin+earth is not. 

John F5VLF