A silly billy question
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Do you have make/model of the toothbrush. Or have BS number of plug type. I am sure the BS number being spoke of in earlier posts, relates to three (round) pinned plugs. But I stand to be corrected, although I am in fighting mood!
The usual plug on toothbrush chargers is a BS 4573.
That is what I thought
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Crikey pbody, I thought I had OCD issues
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I have, in the past, found it useful to remove the screws and invert the cable grip before re-attaching. They are often curved to account for normal cables, and inverting the curve makes for a better grip of thinner cables.
I have now lost the will to live over this issue
No, it's socket science.
I am on medication for it.Crikey pbody, I thought I had OCD issues
I don't believe there is an enclosed adaptor for this 2 pin plug, and the simple solution would be fitting a standard 3 pin 13A plug, and protecting this by a 1A to 3A fuse. Or if you are wishing to de-clutter, throw away and use a manual one.
Here's a guide
http://www.mouthhealthy.org/~/media/MouthHealthy/Files/Kids_Section/ADAHowToBrush_Eng.ashx
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Over cleaned dentures ?
Over cleaned dentures ?
Bernard, I've got one of those, but find it a rather unattractive feature I've tried hiding it under a towel, have painted it, have put a vase in front of it and tried it in several different sockets around the house. Alas, it jars aesthetically and has to go
The funny thing is that, as a kid, I used to put three and two pin plugs on many things since some of the rooms in my house used to have a 2 pin socket as an integral feature of the wall mounted light switch (remember those little beauties? ) and we had to use two and three way adaptors and long flexes to power things up. Happy days indeed, especially getting numerous shocks from the ancient lead covered cables with the cloth covered inner cores
I guess that I'm just being overly cautious and assuming that modern appliances such as a toothbrush might involve newfangled electrickery thingies which may require something odd going on. Evidently not
Edit- I assume BAS has nearly finished compiling his list of links in readiness to belittle me by his usual desultory war cries Bring it on, I is a ready for you with my trusty slingshot
I've tried hiding it under a towel, have painted it, have put a vase in front of it and tried it in several different sockets around the house. Alas, it jars aesthetically and has to go The funny thing is that, as a kid, I used to put three and two pin plugs on many things since some of the rooms in my house used to have a 2 pin socket as an integral feature of the wall mounted light switch (remember those little beauties?
) and we had to use two and three way adaptors and long flexes to power things up. Happy days indeed, especially getting numerous shocks from the ancient lead covered cables with the cloth covered inner cores I guess that I'm just being overly cautious and assuming that modern appliances such as a toothbrush might involve newfangled electrickery thingies which may require something odd going on. Evidently not
Edit- I assume BAS has nearly finished compiling his list of links in readiness to belittle me by his usual desultory war cries
Bring it on, I is a ready for you with my trusty slingshot
Good Morning Dextraneous
I am probably over cautious about changing plugs but with good reason. Some years ago a work colleague changed a two pin plug on a night lamp for a three pin. The lamp never worked again, there was a capacitor in the two pin plug that was the main current limiting component for the lamp.
It was cheap imported lamp and I don't expect that sort of thing in equipment from reputable manufactures but never take it for granted.
Many years ago it was common for the mains lead for a valve radio to have a resistive conductor as well as Live and Neutral. This resistive conductor was a dropper "resistor" in series with the heaters of the valves. Reduce the length of the mains lead and the valves glowed brighter, too short and they burnt out.
I am probably over cautious about changing plugs but with good reason. Some years ago a work colleague changed a two pin plug on a night lamp for a three pin. The lamp never worked again, there was a capacitor in the two pin plug that was the main current limiting component for the lamp.
It was cheap imported lamp and I don't expect that sort of thing in equipment from reputable manufactures but never take it for granted.
Many years ago it was common for the mains lead for a valve radio to have a resistive conductor as well as Live and Neutral. This resistive conductor was a dropper "resistor" in series with the heaters of the valves. Reduce the length of the mains lead and the valves glowed brighter, too short and they burnt out.
Good morning to you too. Since I have a spare charger, I think I'll dismantle one plug and unit using my handy stanley knife (having completed a suitable risk assessment first ) and nail scissors. This should help me make an informed choice, as is the parlance of such matters
Edit - having now managed to butcher the aforementioned plug with only a minor couple of gashes and minimal blood loss, I can confirm that this BS4573 plug is as simple as Jack McSimple, as indeed I am too
) and nail scissors. This should help me make an informed choice, as is the parlance of such matters Edit - having now managed to butcher the aforementioned plug with only a minor couple of gashes and minimal blood loss, I can confirm that this BS4573 plug is as simple as Jack McSimple, as indeed I am too
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