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Personedjillgeorge
14/4/2013 at 3:04pm
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Hi all bit confused ( nowt new) camped in francebefore but this time we've gone posh and got electric for our tent, got the normal uk hook up with rcd and a uk to France converter lead is this all we need? Read somewhere on hear that we needs polarity converter - is that the 2 pin thingy we've just bought or is it somthing else?
Need electric for a cool box, light and for phone charging
Thanks


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Personjandjstott
14/4/2013 at 3:25pm
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Dont worry about a polarity converter for what you have. You have what you need, the standard EHU and the 2 pin continental. No problem. We have fridge, heater, lights, kettle, laptop, phone chargers, battery chargers for cameras etc etc and never had a problem.

Relax and enjoy your trip.

John


PersonMrDasherD
14/4/2013 at 4:15pm
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You'll be fine with what you have!

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All will be OK, your EHU may have a Polarity warning light on it, many do.

As far as I am aware it is not legal for retailers to sell "Polarity Converters" folk like me who have one would of made there own.

But in this modern age whether your Polarity is reversed or not, will not make any difference, but some folk just like there Polarity to be were it should be. it's more of a fetish than a requirement to not have your Polarity reversed.


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PersonMGJo
14/4/2013 at 6:59pm
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If you have a EHU with the built in polarity warning light in it, then if the polarity is reversed the light will come on the electrics will not work.. I know this because it has happened to us when in France on our first trip. - we ended up renting a cable from the campsite.  We have since made up a cable which we have marked up reversed.

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Personedjillgeorge
14/4/2013 at 7:59pm
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Thanks for the replies :-) as quick and as helpful as ever
No warning light - thankfully
At last somthing NOT to buy!!!!


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You do need to take a 2 pin adapter though, not all sites have the euro connection that we do.

like this one

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