The French supply Ireland with power

[bernardgreen]

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[SUNRAY]

I remember that sketch from years ago and had to explain to someone, I think at work, about France having different connectors.

 

[ericmark]

Yes, very funny, all the way to France, and a German socket, the French socket has the earth pin sticking out

as with UK non-reversible plugs and sockets.

 

[SUNRAY]

Yes, very funny, all the way to France, and a German socket, the French socket has the earth pin sticking out View attachment 390034as with UK non-reversible plugs and sockets.

Interesting, the 4way extensions I purchased in Calias Auchen didn't, just the 2 side contact springs.

 

[ericmark]

Interesting, the 4way extensions I purchased in Calias Auchen didn't, just the 2 side contact springs.

There are plugs designed to work with both sockets.

both the hole and the side connectors, and it does seem the French are using the German reversible socket more and more. However, in the days when we had no insulation on the live pins, the French used their own plugs and sockets.

 

[Ragnar_AT]

The relevant French standard does require type E sockets though, so type F doesn‘t conform.

 

[SUNRAY]

There are plugs designed to work with both sockets. View attachment 390037both the hole and the side connectors, and it does seem the French are using the German reversible socket more and more. However, in the days when we had no insulation on the live pins, the French used their own plugs and sockets.

Yes I'm very familiar with much of the selection used on the mainland of Europe and any lose plugs I source are of that style. Working in the public entertainment industry I'm adept at accommodating most kit but an annual European Vetinary conference I assisted with was always pushing our resources as we provided mains outlets for the vets laptops/phone chargers etc. possible accomodating upto 200 devices. While in Auchen I happened to see the extensions and purchased a selection, up to 8 outlets. Having retired (or so I claim) this is one of those things I've moved on, surprisingly the bigger sockets have gone into an AmDram lighting rig rather than changing their plugs to BS1363. I can check those at some stage but the rest are long gone.

 

[SUNRAY]

The relevant French standard does require type E sockets though, so type F doesn‘t conform.

Be that as it may I don't think I've seen new exclusive type E or F plugs for many years.

 

[AndyPRK]

I often wondered what sockets new French houses had. I think the answer was that they were sticking with their sockets

 

[plugwash]

Yes, very funny, all the way to France, and a German socket

It's an up-scaled version of a "CEE 7/1" socket with no earth connection. Apprently rare in germany and more common in the Netherland and Sweden. Not sure if it was ever used in france.

 

[plugwash]

I often wondered what sockets new French houses had. I think the answer was that they were sticking with their sockets

I certainly haven't seen any evidence to the contary.

Be that as it may I don't think I've seen new exclusive type E or F plugs for many years.

I went to an event in France recently and while there I visited a French supermarket. The store brand multi-socket adapters had plain type E plugs, while the Schnider branded ones had hybrid plugs. All the 16A extension leads for sale in said supermarket had hybrid plugs. Sockets on the extension leads and adapters were either french style, or Europlug only.

The supermarket also sold lower rated two core extension leads with Europlugs and Europlug sockets.

At the event itself, I did see some extension leads with type F sockets, but type E were by far dominant, again the plugs were hybrids. I'm fairly sure I did not see a type F fixed socket on the whole trip (I did see some sockets of the style shown on https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/French_3hd.html plus some CEEFORMS and even a set of powerlocks)

 

[Ragnar_AT]

I was talking about the sockets, French houses are only supposed to have type E sockets.
Rewirable plugs are still frequently E or F rather than hybrid, moulded ones are almost exklusively hybrid (CEE 7/7).

France has plenty of old CEE 7/1 sockets, probably more than Germany, where non-earthed sockets were banned for new installations in 1958, whereas Sweden kept them until 1994. France definitely still allowed them in the 70s, not sure when earthing became mandatory.

 

[SUNRAY]

What I have found abroad is a real hotch potch of different formats
This was a row of about 6 Euromodule plates in a hotel room in southern Spain

The 546 was for a table lamp

 

[blup]

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You’re talking about almost 200 kms of cable which is around 200,000 kgs assuming 10mm2 SWA. That sized supply would transmit no current given the voltage drop over that distance. The boat is too small and the plug too big even if it was two pin. However the EU funding for the project has created many jobs. The Irish are smart.

 

[SUNRAY]

You’re talking about almost 200 kms of cable which is around 200,000 kgs assuming 10mm2 SWA. That sized supply would transmit no current given the voltage drop over that distance. The boat is too small and the plug too big even if it was two pin. However the EU funding for the project has created many jobs. The Irish are smart.

You forgot to mention how danderous it is with the pins not being sleeved