3 pin plug doesn't fit old sockets

[AnonymousImport]

I have a new battery charger - the 3 pin plug only fits the few sockets in our house that are relatively new. And I guess this means it will not fit the vast majority of sockets elsewhere either. Is there some kind of adapter to convert it to the old 3 pin size? (Only the earth pin is too large)

 

[AnonymousImport]

when you say old sockets do you mean the old type with the round holes

 

[AnonymousImport]

No, the "latest" three pin sockets are exactly the same as the old ones except the earth hole is slightly larger (The other two pins on the "latest" plug also seem to be slightly larger than on old plugs, but will still go in the old sockets)

 

[AnonymousImport]

they should all be a standard size check to see if they have got the british standard kite mark

 

[AnonymousImport]

There's no kite mark, but this is a battery charger with 3 pins rather than a plug. There is a CE mark on it

 

[AnonymousImport]

i dont know what you mean by 3 pins

 

[rane]

perhaps the earth pin could be filed down a bit

 

[AnonymousImport]

Are you talking about a UK installation?

 

[AnonymousImport]

It's a UK installation, a foreign plug(transformer) but it has English on it so it's obviously for the UK market. I've just compared the Earth pin with that on another transformer which does work in all sockets. I cannot actually detect any difference in size but something does stand out. The pin which doesn't fit sockets has a "square" (ie. flat) end whereas the one that does has a bevelled end

 

[AnonymousImport]

why not just change the plug