SteveCritten
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Thanks in advance.
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Assume you are talking about the earth pin on a wall wart power supply.
These don't usually serve any purpose but to open the gates in the wall socket for the live and neutral.
Good idea that.If you have one of these hanging about...
...use a small screwdriver in the earth hole to open the gate and with a bit of jiggerypokery the wall wart (missing the plastic earth pin) will go in. Plug in, turn on - sorted.
lost the pin father in law broke it.Assume you are talking about the earth pin on a wall wart power supply.
These don't usually serve any purpose but to open the gates in the wall socket for the live and neutral.
If you still have the pin, glue it back on with two part epoxy glue - preferably slotting a bit of metal/plastic/wood inside to give it extra strength.
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Nigel
Fire engine red of coursesod the top pin, what shade of nail polish are you wearing?!
Fire engine red of course
View attachment 1044953 Here is the end that fits into it. With extra nail porn
View attachment 1044886 View attachment 1044885 I have some lights outside and the top pin on the plug has snapped and to replace amazon are asking £10 when the lights only cost £15 and I can buy a smaller set for £10:99 and get the plug with it. So in the interest of saving the planet has anybody got one or know where I can get one for a reasonable price? I don’t mind paying a reasonable amount.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the very kind offer mate but it does look different. Is the cable fairy lights?I have a similar power supply but the pin configuration is different. It looks like mine has the earth pin as it's a 3 core cable, however you may be able do something with it to make it work with your lights? or someone more knowledgeable can assist? The transformer is brand new and I can send the cable with it as well.
I don't want anything for it, it's yours if you want it.
I won't be able to reply to this thread until this afternoon,
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Thanks for the very kind offer mate but it does look different. Is the cable fairy lights?
If you have one of these hanging about...
...use a small screwdriver in the earth hole to open the gate and with a bit of jiggerypokery the wall wart (missing the plastic earth pin) will go in. Plug in, turn on - sorted.
I had a meeting last night but I will attempt the adapter method when I get home tonight and see how it goes.
Those things typically don't have shutters on the output connects - bloody dangerous, because, if nothing is plugged into the adaptor, then any kid can poke "something" into the contact tube = scratch one kid!View attachment 1045262 Thanks to @Chadford for his idea I just used one of these
It’s plugged in an outdoor socket only when we are out there and taken in when not plus we have sensible kids.Those things typically don't have shutters on the output connects - bloody dangerous, because, if nothing is plugged into the adaptor, then any kid can poke "something" into the contact tube = scratch one kid!
Also, actually illegal in the UK and most (if not all) other European countries
PS: I recommend binning the whole contraption - although you could buy a mains to 28/29Vdc converter, as sold for reclining chairs (had to do that when SWMBO's recliner adaptor failed), but that would cost around £30, so more expensive than just replacing the existing contraption (but probably more reliable than the original adapter).
Thanks mate appreciate it.We have one in the loft, I am sure. I'll have to check the amp output and so to see if it matches. It will be tomorrow afternoon now though.
FWIW, the mains adapter is rated at 5W, which is SFA, and if it failed with the sort of damage I think I could see in the photos (e.g. cracked plastic!) then it, to me, is a "rubbish" product - probably means that any similar replacement will be the same, and I wouldn't even consider using it!We have one in the loft, I am sure. I'll have to check the amp output and so to see if it matches. It will be tomorrow afternoon now though.
Please re-read my post - it's inherently dangerous, and ILLEGAL in the UK. Something similar came with a USB dock I bought a few years ago, and I reported it (and the seller!) to Trading Standards. A TS rep came over here a couple of days later and confirmed that! Get rid of of it (safely!), PDQ!It’s plugged in an outdoor socket only when we are out there and taken in when not plus we have sensible kids.