Plugging in in Europe - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Scimitar · 17th Jul 2017, 12:01 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tractorfan

Hi,
Indeed, the polarity of French sockets can't be guaranteed despite them having an earth pin. We have some two gang wall sockets, and the polarity is different for each socket.

When I rewired my French house (to NF of course) I made sure that the socket polarity was consistent and also followed the UK pinout standard.

Tractorfan · 17th Jul 2017, 12:58 pm

Hi,
So did I.
It's only very recently that French socket manufacturers have started colour coding the terminals. Previously, only the earth terminal was clearly marked and the rest was left up to the installer.
Cheers, Pete.

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