Apologies for reserecting an old thread but i'm slightly stumped with a a lamp my other half purchased from Barcelona Airport on Sunday. It has a continental 2 pin plug that has 2,5/250 molded on the plug, I'm assuming that this refers to 2.5 amps and 250 volts. I've purchased a euro adapter from Maplin (it is the CP1 variant) and comes fused with a 3amp fuse. I've connected the 2 pin plug into the converter and then screwed in the tamper proof screw and switch the lamp on, but it doesn't work. The bulb is a 40w, 230v Phillips 'Classictone' screw bulb. Now before I go get another bulb or hack the end of the original plug off and wire in a UK 13a plug is there anything else apart from the obvious it's got broken in transit as it worked in the airport before she left. Is a BS1362 13a fuse too much for the appliance as I'm assuming that it's rated to 2.5a and that 3a should be plenty?
Thanks Jon
Thanks Jon