Hi i have a electrical item that my puppy has damaged the plug on so it needs the plug replacing. it has one of them new fitted plugs on so i have cut that off and am left with two wires I'm used to rewiring plugs but the old way using 3 wires what do i do with this one?
HELP changing a plug needed!!!
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plugwash said:and make damn sure the thing you cut off really is just a plug and not a wall wart first
LMAO - I suppose there is a good chance some people just wouldn't have a clue!
Also, on the old plug, get some pliers and bend a pin around to prevent it being plugged in. A habbit I was taught, and have carried on doing.
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Why? I would have thought that would be worse than rendering the plug / cable unusable?
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NOT effective as some sockets will open with only the Live and Neutral pins being present.
If the cable is cut and cannot be removed "crush" the plug.
And pointless, I was talking about moulded plugs cut off items. A removeable plug could be re-used, or the cables removed.
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plugwash said:and make damn sure the thing you cut off really is just a plug and not a wall wart first
I am an electrcian but have never heard of a wall wart?! What is one of them??
flyingsparks said:plugwash said:and make damn sure the thing you cut off really is just a plug and not a wall wart first
I am an electrcian but have never heard of a wall wart?! What is one of them??
A power supply or transformer or other voltage conversion built into the plug.
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Got it! You learn something every day! Cheers.
It is not a common term, and I beleive more american?
Ok, a bit of a hijack but I'm thinking that the thread has died anyway.
When doing PAT testing, in most places there are a host of wall warts and these are used to power eveything from phones to printers.
But there's nothing to test.
All class 2 so no earth bond test
No fuse that can be accessed
No point in doing an IR test
Not even a supply cord to inspect
BUT it fulfils the description of a portable appliance so do i just bung an OK sticker on it and take the money and run?
When doing PAT testing, in most places there are a host of wall warts and these are used to power eveything from phones to printers.
But there's nothing to test.
All class 2 so no earth bond test
No fuse that can be accessed
No point in doing an IR test
Not even a supply cord to inspect
BUT it fulfils the description of a portable appliance so do i just bung an OK sticker on it and take the money and run?
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Since PAT testing came in in 89 I've always wondered about that!!
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