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Personkeeper1405
08/7/2013 at 2:15pm
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We're going to France in a couple of weeks via Camping and C Club and I've just been made aware that I may need an "ehu adaptor". That's fine so I'll get one from Amazon for a fiver.
I have now read that some sites may have reversed polarity. What the hell!! I'm no sparky but I apparently need a mains polarity tester and also a polarity reverser connection!! If I don't do this we may all die from lethal shocks if it is reversed, so not to be taken lightly.
Where the heck do I get these things from, or would my Pennine Fiesta 2007 have a built in one? I need an adaptor with reversed brown and blue in the socket. I suddenly have to be an electrician or put my family in danger! Totally stressed!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Persongriff10553
08/7/2013 at 2:27pm
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Most will tell you that if your electrical equipment is modern then you don`t need a reverse polarity lead.

I have never heard of any camper being electrocuted on a French site.

Griff


PersonClaydoncamper
08/7/2013 at 2:38pm
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Only ever been to one site with a non standard EU type blue electrical connector and they had the adaptors to fit. No charge (no charge, geddit :)) to borrow it save for a 30 euro refundable deposit. I'd check with the site first before buying anything. Like Griff says, no one has ever died or been hurt from this, the worst you can expect is that you won't have any electric until you can source the adapator over there and with a Fiesta, you don't actually need electricity for a few days. I reckon bigger sites will be sorted out for you but if not, they'll have the kit to lend out.


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08/7/2013 at 2:39pm
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Sorry that should have been "without a non standard EU blue type connector" above.


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08/7/2013 at 2:50pm
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The original posters has/is getting the Euro adapter so that isn`t the issue as I understand it.

They were asking about reverse polarity that French sites may have and if they needed to do anything.

The answer is no unless it is going to give them sleepless nights in which case buy another Euro adapter and at the blue socket end open it up and swap the live and neutral wires.

Griff


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Personkeeper1405
08/7/2013 at 3:03pm
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Thanks guys. It's just the bit where you say open it up and swap the wires which I don't particularly like having to do. You say swap the live and neutral wires but (with the uptmost respect by the way) you may mean something different - human error like Claydon Camper's "without" typo (soz).
Stupid I know, but won't risk it as I never mess with gas or electric knowing so little about each.
Presumably you can't buy a "ready reversed" adaptor and I would need to test for this reversed polarity first anyway...
Feel better about no campers being zapped (but don't want to be the first either...)


Persongriff10553
08/7/2013 at 3:09pm
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In that case just get the normal Euro plug adapter and do nothing else you will be fine.

Another point is that if your electric hook was unsafe then I am of the belief that the site you were staying on would not let you plug your lead in.

There are many threads on it here where you will read most don`t bother and just plug in.

Griff


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Thanks again Griff - just overly paranoid I guess but I'll trust your judgement.


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Most Pennines have a small red light on the transformer box that lights if there is reverse polarity. I have a polarity reverser that a sparky firend made up for me, I have only used it once and that was when there was a blue connector to plug in to, not the French type needing an adaptor!



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