Are plugs in France grounded?

The adapters just have two prongs... how are they grounded?

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Dallas

On 7/24/2011 5:43 PM Dallas actually thought someone would care and wrote:

The adapters just have two prongs... how are they grounded?

CEE 7/5 - look it up. You can also get grounding adapters.

http://www.adaptelec.com/wa9-travel-...chuko-p-2.html

There is a hole, the third eye gives you the ground...if of course the whole
installation provides ground.

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The adapters just have two prongs... how are they grounded?

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Dallas

Dallas wrote:

The adapters just have two prongs... how are they grounded?

If they have only two: They aren't.

There are two types of electrical appliances common in Europe: class 1
and class 2.

Class 1 appliances require a grounded housing. They come with the old
German Schuko plug, the housing is connected to the two metal parts on
the side of the plug.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko

Class 2 appliances have a specific internal insulation, they are (in
this regard) failure safe and don't need to be grounded. Thus the
smaller Europlug with just two connectors is fine.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europlug

If you happen to have an adapter that converts a grounded plug into a
not grounded plug: Dump it.

If you happen to have an adapter that converts a grounded plug into a
not grounded plug: Dump it.

Oh, and just in case: Don't try to plug a North American device into a
European socket, adapter or not, unless the device has "230 Volts"
printed on its label. It'll go up in flames.

Thanks all of you!

This is stuff even the travel books don't cover.


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martin's 30 year old memories are a great help to travellers, we are
grateful.


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On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:02:20 -0500, "Dallas"
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Thanks all of you!

This is stuff even the travel books don't cover.

Some do and Internet does.
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Runge 129 wrote:

martin's

Obsession #2

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On 07/25/2011 04:34 PM, Johannes Kleese wrote:
If you happen to have an adapter that converts a grounded plug into a
not grounded plug: Dump it.

Oh, and just in case: Don't try to plug a North American device into a
European socket, adapter or not, unless the device has "230 Volts"
printed on its label. It'll go up in flames.

Our daughter festooned enough adapters together to get her 110 volt hair
curling tongs plugged into a 230 volt socket, and - it worked.
It seems that the thermostat kicked in fast enough to stop it from
melting.

That said - warning - do not try to repeat this. Your mileage may vary.

On 2011-07-27 21:56:49 -0700, Runge 129 said:

Thank you for providing your insight.

martin's 30 year old memories are a great help to travellers, we are grateful.


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On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:02:20 -0500, "Dallas"
wrote:


Thanks all of you!

This is stuff even the travel books don't cover.

Some do and Internet does.


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