Should we not bond the metal leg of the table in the pool then?
I don't think it would Eric. A domestic appliance for sale in the UK is clearly intended to be used at 230 V +10% -6%, so the words "ordinarily intended for domestic use at a voltage of not less than 200 volts" would not let anyone wriggle out.simply rating it at 197 to 255 volt would mean they could wriggle out of the regulation
If we're being pedantic, if it is designed to operate at voltages greater than 200V but also designed to operate at voltages below 200V, then it presumably would be covered? There is no doubt that it would be covered if designed to operate at ≥200V, and nothing to say that that would cease to be the case if it was also designed to operate at voltages <200V.(a)is designed to operate at a voltage of not less than 200 volts .... Again we have to look very carefully at the English rather than what we think it means. So if it is designed to work at less than 200 volts then it is not covered.
If it can work (is designed to work) at a voltage greater than 200 then it is covered. If it also works below 200V, the regulations don't care.So if it is designed to work at less than 200 volts then it is not covered. If it said designed to operate at a voltage of more than 199 volts then any duel voltage item would be covered.
Umm... 230 - 6% = 216.2all items should be designed to work at less than 200 volt
Common sense says you are correct. However the English says your not. The more I look at the document the more silly it becomes. You must not be able to remove the adaptor without using a tool. OK lets look at all the items which have IEC 60320 power adaptors all of which you can remove without a tool. My kettle has an adaptor the kettle has a special recessed plug which engages to a socket so I can pick up the kettle and pour the contents without using any tool, it would be rather pointless to have a cordless kettle built any other way.If we're being pedantic, if it is designed to operate at voltages greater than 200V but also designed to operate at voltages below 200V, then it presumably would be covered? There is no doubt that it would be covered if designed to operate at ≥200V, and nothing to say that that would cease to be the case if it was also designed to operate at voltages <200V.(a)is designed to operate at a voltage of not less than 200 volts .... Again we have to look very carefully at the English rather than what we think it means. So if it is designed to work at less than 200 volts then it is not covered.
Kind Regards, John
But they're not adaptors, they're connectors!items which have IEC 60320 power adaptors
Next you be telling me the French plug is a socket because the earth pin sticks out. IEC 60320 type 15 to type 16 is a connector. 13A to C15 is an adaptor.But they're not adaptors, they're connectors!
I disagree, for the reasons I stated.Common sense says you are correct. However the English says your not.
You mean a length of cable with a BS 1363 on one end and C15 on the other? I wouldn't call that an adaptor.13A to C15 is an adaptor
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