Hi all,
Recently moved to Quito from the UK with my Ecuadorean wife. We brought over a coffee machine from the UK, with the plan of installing 240v in our house as and when we move into our purchased property. Currently staying with her mother, and discovered the other day a 250v socket in the kictchen with a 3 prong angle receptacle.
Having brought over some UK extension leads, I thought it might work to rewire an extension lead with the 3prong angular plug. However having just bought a plug, it is described as ‘non-grounding’, which makes me think the plan may not work.
What I’m not sure of is how the socket is wired, and thus how I should wire the new plug (or if it is even possible.)
The UK plug has ground, live, and neutral as normal. Having read online, these 3 prong angle plugs don’t have a ground, but only a neutral and two lives. To be clear this is the type of plug needed for the wall socket:
https://m.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-50-Amp-125-250-Volt-Black-3-wire-Plug/4068223
And this is the current plug on the coffee machine:
https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/g/
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Recently moved to Quito from the UK with my Ecuadorean wife. We brought over a coffee machine from the UK, with the plan of installing 240v in our house as and when we move into our purchased property. Currently staying with her mother, and discovered the other day a 250v socket in the kictchen with a 3 prong angle receptacle.
Having brought over some UK extension leads, I thought it might work to rewire an extension lead with the 3prong angular plug. However having just bought a plug, it is described as ‘non-grounding’, which makes me think the plan may not work.
What I’m not sure of is how the socket is wired, and thus how I should wire the new plug (or if it is even possible.)
The UK plug has ground, live, and neutral as normal. Having read online, these 3 prong angle plugs don’t have a ground, but only a neutral and two lives. To be clear this is the type of plug needed for the wall socket:
https://m.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-50-Amp-125-250-Volt-Black-3-wire-Plug/4068223
And this is the current plug on the coffee machine:
https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/g/
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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