Fan has two pin plug

[morqthana]

Whaddaynean "Eh no"?

Seems to me, reading his reply in it's entirety, including the quote, that he means

"Eh no, an adapter is not probably cheaper than a 3 pin plug".

What did it seem to you?

 

[ebee]

Seems to me, reading his reply in it's entirety, including the quote, that he means

"Eh no, an adapter is not probably cheaper than a 3 pin plug".

What did it seem to you?

Yes I think you might be right about that, not sure

 

[Ragnar_AT]

Yes I think you might be right about that, not sure

Seems so to me. Adaptor £1.59, three plugs £2.65.

 

[Jupiter01]

And how do I determine which is N and L?
Thanks again

 

[EFLImpudence]

It doesn't matter.

The one you connect to L will be the Line and
the one you connect to N will be the Neutral.

 

[endecotp]

Remember that two-pins plugs are reversible.... so it can't matter which pin is connected to which.

 

[ebee]

Indeed, with two wires such as that you have two opposing voltages which have a voltage difference of approx 240V AC between them. Polarity is not important. For mains rated appliances.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Hi @Jupiter01

I am sorry to have a dig, but you’ve been seeking guidance on this forum for a vast number of electrical issues for some 10 years. (4,300+ messages!)
Surely, by now, you’ve picked up a bit of the basic way that electrical things work?

 

[Munroast]

Indeed, with two wires such as that you have two opposing voltages which have a voltage difference of approx 240V AC between them. Polarity is not important. For mains rated appliances.

I would have thought it was important that the live went to any appliance side switch first, so when the appliance is switced off (but still on where it is plugged into the wall) then any circuititry within the appliance is not live ??

 

[SUNRAY]

Hi @Jupiter01

I am sorry to have a dig, but you’ve been seeking guidance on this forum for a vast number of electrical issues for some 10 years. (4,300+ messages!)
Surely, by now, you’ve picked up a bit of the basic way that electrical things work?

And why I generally avoid reading the posts.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would have thought it was important that the live went to any appliance side switch first, so when the appliance is switced off (but still on where it is plugged into the wall) then any circuititry within the appliance is not live ??

Why?

 

[Munroast]

less chance of it going wrong and catching fire or something

from what I have seen in appliances the live runs to the switch first - is this not the case ? never seen the neutral switched

 

[EFLImpudence]

Double pole switch on such items?

 

[flameport]

from what I have seen in appliances the live runs to the switch first - is this not the case ?

Where the plug is polarised that is generally so - however vast numbers of appliances sold in huge swathes of the world have 2 pin unpolarised plugs, so it would be impossible for any switch to be in a specific conductor.

Even in the UK and others where polarised plugs are standard, plenty of equipment uses a lead with an unpolarised 2 pin connector such as the C7 plug.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The reason polarity is important in U.K. plugs is to ensure that the plug fuse is in the line conductor.