converting Australian plugs to UK

Poh · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:46 pm Post Subject: converting Australian plugs to UK

Does anyone know how to convert appliances with an Australian plug to UK plugs - in particular those which come with manufacturer fitted plugs (ie can't unscrew them). Thanks

breezer · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:10 pm Post Subject:

easy, cut it off and fit a UK plug. I say this because acording to this site Australian electricty is the same as ours (230v ac 50 hz)

you can only do this if it the same as ours

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bussiebuss · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 11:51 pm Post Subject:

patriotic 3phase red white and blue colour code

Gees · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 5:33 pm Post Subject:

You can just replace the plug but be aware that some plugs now have RFI components ( basically an R.F. Filter ) built into them and replacing with a standard plug removes these components. They will work but may cause interfeance to T.V. and radio Etc.

Poh · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:36 pm Post Subject: another questin

Thanks for the replies.
Have cut the cord and there are only two colours - blue and brown (ie no earth wire). I presume I just fit these two and hope it will work without the earth wire? The old aussie plug only had 2 prongs instead of the usual three.

Gees · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:01 pm Post Subject:

thats right brown - live , Blue - neutral
by the way what equipment is the offending plug connected to?
Just a thought.. I was in OZ for a few years and at that time all appliances had a moulded plug on. In Queensland where I was a person had to have a special licence to BUY let alone fit a replacement plug.
I have a Tradesman Radio certificate but even so could not legally fit a mains plug

ban-all-sheds · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 7:10 pm Post Subject:

I worked once in a small electronics prototyping lab.

I was allowed to work on mains powered equipment, including VDUs wherin you find 10's of KV, stuff with motors and sharp wirlygig finger manglers and so on.

But the day the fuse in my soldering iron went and I replaced it I nearly caused a strike - mustn't do that, sunshine, that's an electricians job.....

Gees · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:31 pm Post Subject:

Thats another thing about Australian plugs.... No Fuses...Nearly as bad as our European neighbours ( but weve been here before I think

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mboschuk · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:17 pm Post Subject:

Surely you just turn them upside down ( don't call me Shirley).

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Poh · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 9:21 pm Post Subject: aussie plugs

ah yes... every aussie plug I've seen is moulded and don't have fuses (which is why you always end up blowing a fuse and losing power if you have too many things going at once... all foreign to a woman let alone being 'allowed' to do it!).
btw - It's connected to a lamp.
Thanks again