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Apparently according to this items from Europe need either a BS-1363 plug OR a converter.

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Alternatively regulation 12 recognizes the use of a conversion plug where the
appliance is fitted with a plug not intended for use in the UK. For this option the plug
must comply with its own standard, as specified in IEC 884-1 and the conversion
plug must comply with the requirements laid down in regulation 12(3). Regulation
12(3) requires that the conversion plug be approved by a notified body and that it is
intended for a non-UK plug, and that the combination provides a level of safety
equivalent to that of a standard plug complying with the requirements of regulation 8.


It seems not a lot of people noticed this creep in from the EC.

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I believe they were originally fitted so that when the bed is pulled away, instead of the cable being torn out of the 13amp plug, the break is at the junction of the two cables. ie the socket connector just parts with no damage.

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Once we have got to the stage where we have chefs "in charge" of hospital engineering departments (see one of recent posts under another thread), anything becomes possible.

Meanwhile, regardless of what others may decide is acceptable and what is not, I shall stick to my own standards (borne out of a traditional British engineering apprenticeship, followed by years of practical experience in the "real world"), as I always have.

Although it seems that "spin" has become firmly entrenched in contemporary politics, to my mind it has no place in the science that is engineering. We deal in facts, Sir! Facts, not goobledegook, tortuous logic, or so-called "political correctness" designed to allow the low standards of eastern and southern Europe (and in other places, farther afield ... but let's stick to Europe for now) to erode the engineering traditions of what once was the "workshop of the world"! smile


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WOW !!!!

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Sorry Mate, the "break-away" idea (popular as it may be in some quarters) just doesn't bear up to scrutiny, I'm afraid. Try it. It doesn't work!

No, it's a misconception. Or even an excuse for not bothering to fit a proper plug! smile


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Have you been watching Nigella ?? then ?

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Sorry Mate ... I don't follow. I do know who Nigella is, but I don't have a TV. And ... if I did, I certainly wouldn't waste a micro-second watching the likes of her! frown


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Got to go old Buddy its the final of Strictly Any Mo Now Bye Yorl.

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More of the same. How sad. smile


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Originally Posted By: Geoff Hannis
Sorry Mate, the "break-away" idea (popular as it may be in some quarters) just doesn't bear up to scrutiny, I'm afraid. Try it. It doesn't work! smile
Oh yes they do, of the bed's I've seen that are pulled way still plugged in, on most Eleganza beds they either break-away or break at the converter. On the other hand items fitted with a 13amp plug sometimes break at the strain relief, due to the strength of the 13amp plug, requiring a complete rewiring!

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