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[mcmxcii]

Hello, I am moving country for a few months and i was looking to create some sort of Power bar for my travels. I was wondering if I could take a UK power bar and cut the plug off and fit a EU Type F plug on the end of the cable, that way I can plug all my UK plugs into the bar and then the bar into the wall. I know that we both use 220-240 I was just wondering if by doing this i could be damaging any items i plug into the bar.

 

The bar i plan to do it too is this - http://www.belkin.com/uk/BSV401-2M%20-Belkin/p/P-BSV401-2M/

[techguru]

2 minutes ago, mcmxcii said:

Hello, I am moving country for a few months and i was looking to create some sort of Power bar for my travels. I was wondering if I could take a UK power bar and cut the plug off and fit a EU Type F plug on the end of the cable, that way I can plug all my UK plugs into the bar and then the bar into the wall. I know that we both use 220-240 I was just wondering if by doing this i could be damaging any items i plug into the bar.

 

The bar i plan to do it too is this - http://www.belkin.com/uk/BSV401-2M%20-Belkin/p/P-BSV401-2M/

just get an adapter

http://www.amazon.com/VCT-VP18-Adapter-Converts-Grounded/dp/B000NND600

[RedWulf]

1 minute ago, mcmxcii said:

Hello, I am moving country for a few months and i was looking to create some sort of Power bar for my travels. I was wondering if I could take a UK power bar and cut the plug off and fit a EU Type F plug on the end of the cable, that way I can plug all my UK plugs into the bar and then the bar into the wall. I know that we both use 220-240 I was just wondering if by doing this i could be damaging any items i plug into the bar.

 

The bar i plan to do it too is this - http://www.belkin.com/uk/BSV401-2M%20-Belkin/p/P-BSV401-2M/

You should be able to find a power strip that already has the converter 

[thekeemo]

its just a different connector but just getting an adapter would be easier.. also doesnt the UK plug have a fuse in it?

[mcmxcii]

34 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

You should be able to find a power strip that already has the converter 

I can't seem to find any.

 

35 minutes ago, techguru said:

just get an adapter

http://www.amazon.com/VCT-VP18-Adapter-Converts-Grounded/dp/B000NND600

You should read my post, if you did you would know that what i want in a power bar for UK plugs that has a EU plug on the core. If you did read my post you would have reccomended something i didn't want.

 

34 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

its just a different connector but just getting an adapter would be easier.. also doesnt the UK plug have a fuse in it?

Yes they do.

 

[thekeemo]

Just now, mcmxcii said:

Yes they do.

 

Well by lopping it off you lose that safety feature but wires are just wires.

[mcmxcii]

I want to create a clean solution and not really have to use adapters.

[techguru]

2 minutes ago, mcmxcii said:

You should read my post, if you did you would know that what i want in a power bar for UK plugs that has a EU plug on the core. If you did read my post you would have reccomended something i didn't want.

well w/e

just get an adapter

[mcmxcii]

1 minute ago, thekeemo said:

Well by lopping it off you lose that safety feature but wires are just wires.

But to EU plugs not have fuses in?

[RedWulf]

http://www.amazon.com/VCT-Universal-Protector-Outlets-Capacity/dp/B000784H4K

 

[thekeemo]

Just now, mcmxcii said:

But to EU plugs not have fuses in?

[W-L]

8 minutes ago, mcmxcii said:

I can't seem to find any.

So something like this, as long as all your devices are accepting of the voltage it should work just fine:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N13DC9O/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000784H4K&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1V9F3GFFVKGYYHYC31B4

[Fetzie]

That's what I did when we moved to Germany. Took a couple of plug boards, changed the plug, done. The mains power is the same as in the UK. If you look in a hardware store when you move you should be able to find replacement plugs with a fuse if you look hard enough.