Thanks for John & Nick comments. It appears BS 5733 is for conversion plug, not travel plug adaptor. In addition, the regulations require the non-UK plug can only be removed by the use of a tool that contradicts to the travel adaptor of easy change to accommodate the sockets of foreign countries. What is the background to have this requirement that restricts the design of the products for travelling use?
I have seen lots of travel plug adaptors on the market without any ASTA/Nemko/BSI approval (standard plug and conversion plug do require it). It appears they are illegal to sell in the UK or excluded from SI 1768 in 1944. Is there any new regulation to cover this hole in near future? Regards, Scott From: Nick Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:08 AM To: Scott Xe Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: UK plug & sockets etc. (Safety) regulations Some travel adapters are CE marked under the LVD although the ADCO recommendations say they are actually outside the scope of the Directive. Several EU countries have domestic standards and regulations which deal with plug adapters and similar accessories (BS 5733 has already been mentioned, and there is also DIN VDE 0620 in Germany and NEN 1020 in the Netherlands, and there are almost certainly others). There is also an international standard, IEC 60884. IEC 60884 has not been harmonised as an EN and aspects of it are incompatible with the national standards I have already mentioned. In short, it's a bit of a minefield. Nick. At 01:05 +0800 22/11/08, Scott Xe wrote: >John, > >Thanks for the useful website. The guidance document refers to an excluded >travel adapter. What is the definition of this type of adapter? Is it the >one with multiple mains plugs and sockets widely available on the market? >If the adapter is excluded from this regulation, is there any other >regulation to govern this type of device? > >Thanks and regards, > >Scott > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >Woodgate >Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:07 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: UK plug & sockets etc. (Safety) regulations > >In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 20 >Nov 2008, Scott Xe <[email protected]> writes: > > >>We have the following universal AC/DC adapters and unsure if they have >>to comply with the captioned regulations that require the fitted non-UK >>plug can only be removed by the use of a tool. Or is there any other >>regulation for this type of product? > >It's not really possible to say if they are OK without a detailed >physical examination. There are several subtle ways in which a product >can fail to comply. > >There is good, official information at the URL below, and links to a >guidance document and information about possible future changes. > >http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/sustainability/regulations/ecdire >ct/page12568.html >-- >OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk >Either we are causing global warming, in which case we may be able to stop >it, >or natural variation is causing it, and we probably can't stop it. You >choose! >John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK > >- >---------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >discussion list. 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