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<blockquote data-quote="2cvbloke" data-source="post: 598368" data-attributes="member: 199791">Now that I have heard of, and is why we get Chinese products fitted with Euro or Schuko plugs, they don't have to fit a UK plug (which would probably cost them more money), so they just use their existing cables set up for the rest of Europe... <img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />In late 2007 I got myself an aquarium pump (which was a waste of time, cos for £1 more I could have gotten the same pump from the pet shop in less than 30 minutes, rather than in 2 weeks!!!), that came with a 2-pin Euro plug and a everything-in-one adaptor (crap, loose fitting and unfused!!!), simple job to fix, I got a 3A fused plug, lopped off the europlug, and wired on the proper one, properly before you ask... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Oh, and I took the adaptor and hit it with a hammer, cos I was bored... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor&nbsp; &nbsp; :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="2cvbloke, post: 598368, member: 199791"] Now that I have heard of, and is why we get Chinese products fitted with Euro or Schuko plugs, they don't have to fit a UK plug (which would probably cost them more money), so they just use their existing cables set up for the rest of Europe... :rolleyes: In late 2007 I got myself an aquarium pump (which was a waste of time, cos for £1 more I could have gotten the same pump from the pet shop in less than 30 minutes, rather than in 2 weeks!!!), that came with a 2-pin Euro plug and a everything-in-one adaptor (crap, loose fitting and unfused!!!), simple job to fix, I got a 3A fused plug, lopped off the europlug, and wired on the proper one, properly before you ask... :p Oh, and I took the adaptor and hit it with a hammer, cos I was bored... :-rofl2 [/QUOTE]

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