How to use a swiss power plug in the UK

Posted: November 5th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Power outlet trick

It’s not possible to insert this in the power plug/socket, if you try there’s something that block the insertion. The trick consists in inserting something (like a key… which is super bad if you remember what you’re parents/teachers told you not to do) in the ground/earth connection:

Power outlet trick

Power outlet trick

4 Comments on “How to use a swiss power plug in the UK”

  1. 1 Martin Polley said at 4:14 pm on November 5th, 2009:

    Or be prepared and buy a cheap set of fake Apple adapters off eBay before your trip. Much safer :)

  2. 2 Reiät seinässä « Voilà – Hauskan ja mielenkiintoisen elämän äänenkannattaja said at 7:18 pm on November 5th, 2009:

    [...] Lisäys 5.11.: How to use a swiss power plug in the UK [...]

  3. 3 vlad said at 11:00 am on November 6th, 2009:

    hmmm, hopefully nobody died while finding this out :) But trick for sure

  4. 4 charles said at 6:15 pm on November 16th, 2010:

    its not really a problem, most UK thirteen amp appliances aredouble insulte and dont use th earth connection. But I would not reccomend using a metal object to move the gate in the socket

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