[PSUBS-MAILIST] How to wire a plug?

[James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles]

Yes, it works with a travel adapter.

I wired up a different Euro plug today (which I can see inside and no
resistors or anything) and that works as well.  Only difference I can
think of is that the UK plug has a fuse.  How that can affect it I
don't know.

Its not a big problem, I would just like to figure it out!

Regards
James

On 19/09/2017, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles
<personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> Hmmm... sounds silly but maybe plug it in using a travel adapter?
>
> :)
>
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 6:25 AM, James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles
> <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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>> Yes, I am going to ask how to wire a plug....
>>
>> Maybe some electrical guru can assist in this issue.
>>
>> Here in Guernsey, we get a lot of stuff from mainland Europe.  Which
>> come with a 2 pin euro plug, that doesn't fit with our UK sockets.  So
>> you just chop the plug off and fit a 3 pin UK one.  Done it hundreds
>> of times.  Standard thing.
>>
>> I bought this bandsaw from Austria.  Chopped the plug off and wired up
>> a UK one.  Doesn't work.  Either just doesn't switch on or trips the
>> main breaker.
>>
>> I thought maybe it was wired reversed as with the euro plugs, you can
>> put them in either way.  No different.
>>
>> With the euro plug, the earth is not connected if you force it into
>> the socket like your not supposed to do but everyone does.  So I
>> thought maybe there was a fault with the machine and with the earth
>> connected on the UK plug, it was tripping the breaker.  Tested with no
>> earth.  No different.
>>
>> Basically it will ONLY work with the Euro plug it came with forced
>> into the uk wall socket.
>>
>> Wall socket tested with other appliances, all ok.
>>
>> I asked the guy in the workshop next to me who is a professional
>> electrician.  After he had mocked me for not being able to wire a
>> plug, he looked at it and was utterly baffled.
>>
>> See pics.  Ignore the temporary wiring bodge, I was putting it back
>> together temporarily to prove a point.  I was super careful.
>>
>> Any ideas anyone?  Seems really odd.  I
>>
>> Regards
>> James
>>
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