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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    What would you suggest then? Would it be better to just chop the Chinese plug off and wire up to a UK plug with a 3amp fuse or plug the Chinese plug into my travel adapter which has a 3amp fuse in? I have virtually no experience with a Chinese appliance or electrics but I'm slightly confused...
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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    Hi John, Yes, i'm sure it's just a plug. Think the best solution for me would be to follow Spark123 advice and put a 3amp fuse in my adapter and the chinese plug into it. Thanks Darren
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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    @JohnW2 - Don't understand your comment about the plug??
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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    @ban-all-sheds - Its a small dry cabinet for cameras to stop any humidity getting on expensive camera bodies and lenses. Stop's the glass getting fungus on them. They don't sell them in the UK so thats why I had to get one from China where loads of people use them.
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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    Thanks Spark123, I will just change the fuse to a 3amp in the adapter rather than cutting and replacing the plug. Seem's its the easiest way to go from your suggestions. Thanks again
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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    Thanks for your replies guys, I appreciate it. I am trying to get my head around this as I haven't had an appliance with a Chinese plug on before!! If I do use the adapter that I have, this has got a 13amp fuse in. If I change this for a 3amp fuse then is that the way to go as the Chinese...
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    Chinese appliance/plug for use in UK

    Hi, I have just bought a small electrical drying cabinet which has a chinese 3 pin plug (slanted contacts) the details on the plug are N20617 10A 250V. The instruction manual says that its power consumption is 4W. The unit would be running all day so want to make sure I am safe to do the...
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    Chinese appliance for use in UK

    Hi, I have just bought a small electrical drying cabinet which has a chinese 3 pin plug (slanted contacts) the details on the plug are N20617 10A 250V. The instruction manual says that its power consumption is 4W. The unit would be running all day so want to make sure I am safe to do the...
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