2-pin adapter

[morqthana]

What I don't know is how people get away with selling products without either a UK plug or an adapter - I thought there was a law about that.

UK consumer protection legislation allows for shavers, electric toothbrushes and similar personal hygiene products to be supplied with a Europlug as an alternative to the BS 4573 plug.

 

[Collectors]

The reason for many item with 2 pin plugs "read the instructions" is to use them via a bathroom shaver point to prevent electric shocks in these types of rooms/environments with water/dampness present. This type of socket has a safety isolating transformer so it doesn't give out direct electric & works on an inductive field. This is why you can only plugin low powered things like a shaver/toothbrush. But yes you could use a 13amp plug with a 3A fuse for areas outside the bathroom.

 

[SUNRAY]

Quite honestly I'm totally confused by that whole post. What are you trying to say?

 

[plugwash]

What I don't know is how people get away with selling products without either a UK plug or an adapter - I thought there was a law about that.

There is, the "plugs and sockets safety regulations 1992". This is split into two parts Part 1 revolves around techincal details of plugs and sockets, while part 2 is about requiring appliances to be fitted with plugs.

part 1 excludes

Any non–rewirable or any moulded–on Europlug (that is to say any plug conforming with BS EN 50075) which is designed for the purpose of connecting to a shaver supply unit conforming to BS 3535: Part 1 any electrical shaver, toothbrush or similar appliance; and for the purposes of this paragraph the expression “shaver supply unit” shall have the meaning given to it in BS 3535: Part 1.

I can't find anything in part 2 excluding explicilty exclusing bathroom appliances but the applicability section of part 2 does say.

11.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, this Part applies to any appliance which–

(a)is designed to operate at a voltage of not less than 200 volts; and

(b)is designed to operate at a maximum rated input of not more than 13 amperes; and

(c)is either–

(i)equipment which is fitted with a flexible cable or cord, is designed to be connected to a socket conforming to BS 1363 by means of that flexible cable or cord and a plug and is ordinarily intended to be so connected directly without the use of a cable connector; or

(ii)a flexible cable or cord which is connected to a portable socket or portable sockets and is designed to be connected to a socket conforming to BS 1363 by means of a plug; or

(iii)a flexible cable or cord which is designed to be connected to electrical equipment by means of an appliance coupler and to connect that electrical equipment to a socket conforming to BS 1363 by means of a plug; or

(iv)a flexible cable or cord which is designed to be connected by means of a cable connector to a flexible cable or cord fitted to electrical equipment, and which is intended to connect that electrical equipment to a socket conforming to BS 1363 by means of a plug; and

(d)is ordinarily intended for domestic use.

(2) This Part does not apply to any appliance specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

So stuff is only required to be fitted with a BS1363 plug (or conversion plug) if it's "intended for connection to a BS1363 socket".

I guess shaver/toothbrush manufacturers would claim their devices are primarily intended to be connected to shaver supply units rather than BS1363 sockets, so are outside of the scope of part 2.

"ordinarily intended for domestic use" also seems like a pretty big hole.

 

[morqthana]

Quite honestly I'm totally confused by that whole post. What are you trying to say?

 

[AndyPRK]

I think this is what you requested.

2 pin top and bottom.
Looks like it will do shaver and euro.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/197974128844?var=497206186050

If you buy one, let me know(what you think). I was tempted to get one for the Xmas decorations.