Belgium plug wiring

Belindap · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:40 pm Post Subject: Belgium plug wiring

Can anyone help me wiring a plug for Belgium from an appliance which is from the UK. Where do I put the live wire and the neutral wires? Thanks.

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want a Belgian plug to put in a Belgian socket then it is
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breezer · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:29 pm Post Subject:

no idea what so ever, however I would suggest you look at a few other belgian plugs to find out

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Maxxy · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:12 pm Post Subject:

Can you just buy an adaptor for it? Can get them at the airport if you cant find them anywhere else

plugwash · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:31 am Post Subject:

iirc belgian plug means french plug,

from what i can gather although the plug type is polarised they don't worry too much about live/neutral polarity, this shouldn't be a problem with modern appliances though since they are built to be sold worldwide.

the important bit is the earth goes to the female contact (and to the side clips if its a french/german hybrid plug) and the other wires go to the remaining contacts.

solair · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:55 am Post Subject:

I'd say find a local electrical shop, a small old-style one, they'll help you no problem.

It's not particularly difficult to wire a CEE 7/7 plug. You might need to be shown once though.

Ireland actually used European style 16A plugs and sockets at one stage. So, they're still mentioned in the ESB's home safety guide.

http://www.esb.ie/main/energy_home/plug_safety.jsp