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Title: mains leads in eu
Post by: The Red Baron on 06 September 2009, 21:16:58

the blue camping mains leads we have here in the uk, would this be the same plug in france or is there a converter?. thanks. jon. :y

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: TheBoy on 06 September 2009, 21:24:28

from memory, same connector, though a lot are only 6A iirc

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 September 2009, 21:27:14

Might be worth adding a shuko adaptor to your collection just in case. IIRC, that's what we had in Italy. Not that we brought any electrical items to plug in.

Kevin

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: Gaffers on 06 September 2009, 21:29:12

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from memory, same connector, though a lot are only 6A iirc

Is this a confession?  ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: kris on 06 September 2009, 21:30:41

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from memory, same connector, though a lot are only 6A iirc

Is this a confession? ::) ::) ::)

sounds like it to me  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: The Red Baron on 06 September 2009, 21:44:03

thanks tb & kevin. :y

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: Gaffers on 06 September 2009, 22:10:04

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from memory, same connector, though a lot are only 6A iirc

Is this a confession? ::) ::) ::)

sounds like it to me  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Not even a little bite... ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: Entwood on 06 September 2009, 22:13:19

Newer/more modern sites use the same "blue plug" as UK ... older and most "Camping Municipal" sites use the French 2 pin

you can get adapters from most accessory shops .. or from here ..

http://www.camperlands.co.uk/store/erol.html#11193x0

go to "Mains hookup cables and Adapters" then on the next page, bottom row on the left "Continental Plug to caravan convertor"  .. £4.50

As a matter of interest ... I carry 2 of those .. one has been rewired to swap the live & neutral over.

French don't bother about polarity as everything is double pole switched, but we only switch one , so reverse polarity can be a problem, by having a pre-wired reversed cable .. if I get a plinth that is reverse wired I use the "modified" adaptor and all ends up where it should be !!!

HTH

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: The Red Baron on 06 September 2009, 22:15:57

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from memory, same connector, though a lot are only 6A iirc

Is this a confession? ::) ::) ::)

sounds like it to me  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Not even a little bite... ::) ::) ::)

i fear not.

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: The Red Baron on 06 September 2009, 22:20:47

thanks for that entwood.  :y

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: Entwood on 06 September 2009, 22:27:34

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thanks for that entwood.  :y

Welcome mate   :y :y :y

If you don't have one, this is all you need to check polarity, dead simple to use...

http://www.discount-towing.co.uk/product/545-Mains_Polarity_Tester_Plug

again .. most accessory shops stock them.

Title: Re: mains leads in eu
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 September 2009, 22:42:37

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thanks for that entwood.  :y

Welcome mate   :y :y :y

If you don't have one, this is all you need to check polarity, dead simple to use...

http://www.discount-towing.co.uk/product/545-Mains_Polarity_Tester_Plug

again .. most accessory shops stock them.

Ahh, yes. Very handy bit of kit whenever you have to trust someone else's wiring. :y

Kevin