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Just ordered my electric hook up (EHU) and continental adapter for the forthcoming family trip to France (had the tent up in the garden on saturday for a pre holiday check - I'm getting excited!!). I'm no electrician so I asked about whether I needed a polarity tester, I was told no, the EHU has one built in and if it lights up all i need to do is open up the plug on the end of my EHU and switch the blue and brown wires over.

Is this good advice, I'd rather find out now than when I arrive on site?

I have read all the threads I can find on electrics and the advice given to others has really helped.

I am happy to swap the wires on the plug, my limited skills will stretch that far!

Thanks all

Matt

Hi

Check the instructions very carefully on the ehu, because on some its only a light telling you there is power connected on others its the polarity light BUT even when it is the polarity light on some the light being on indicaes polarity OK and on others it indicates the polarity is wrong.

I am with Highside on this I would rather have a seperate polarity tester with instructions at least you know its right. Because on one ehu I checked the instruction said the red light was a polarity indicator BUT did not say whethor on or off was right.

Obidiah

Quote: Originally posted by Highside on 13/07/2005

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Personally, I take a polarity tester and two adapters, one wired for UK the other for reverse polarity (remembering to mark which is which).
 It could save problems once there.

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I agree with Peridot about a separate tester giving you more information. This is what one looks like.

David