Or Poundland (or your local equivalent) they sell all kinds of stuff like that.
Or Poundland (or your local equivalent) they sell all kinds of stuff like that.
Stoppit Dave:-)
I've experienced the same problem but have an adapter like this in my collection, which does the trick (note the rounded inside edges to the L & N holes):
I do wet shave.
With my electric razor which has a UK two pin shaver plug. :-)
I'm just wondering how wet shaving will help get around a toothbrush that won't charge...
The local hardware shop or even supermarket usually.
SteveW
Be careful changing the plug - isn't the flex that sort of super flexible stuff what is tinsell and doesn't easily attach to conventional terminals. Would it be better to investigate getting a totally different complete flex
- I presume it plugs into the shaver.
Remmingtons recent chargers are the same as well, slightly thinner and a different pitch. It is a new standard, and I notice the other end is now smaller with only a notch in one side as well which probably means some circuitry is in the plug now. No idea why when things work, they have to design a new oe. I bet there is an adaptor for them though, probably Chinese and lethal. Brian
Assuming the lead can be unplugged from the razor, most can be, just look for a complete replacement lead with a plug at one end and the tiny two pin socket at the other end.
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All the pound shops around here are stacked out with them - one often has a pair for 99p although sometimes the second one is for US sockets.
I've got several and my Oral B charger fits them all with no problems.
These days they are always white but the first one I ever got was red - I use it in hotel bathrooms that don't have dedicated shaver sockets. The colour attracts the eye and means I never leave it behind by accident ...
A couple of points to watch - some don't have a hole to accommodate the projecting earth pin in French/Belgian sockets (not important if you don't go to either country, of course.)
The other point is that some adaptors skimp on the Shuko side contact earthing - look for the metal strip on the underside that connects to the other side contact - a much better design.
Not important for razors/toothbrushes but offers better protection if you are using the same adaptor with a 13A plug on something that needs an earth.
Beware that the moulded 2-pin plug is often a tiny wall-wart nowadays. My Braun shaver plug feeds 12VDC up the cord to the shaver. This is probably the case with all waterproof shavers today.
It IS a wallwart.
MM
And where would I plug that in when I return to the UK?
MM
Exactly! Mine is.
MM
The blurb says: "Converts 13A plug to continental 2 pin ..." Nothing about UK 2-pin shaver plugs.
MM
Unfortunately, that's one of Amazon's ridiculous Add-on Items where one first has to order something else as well.
MM
Ah, THAT's the one I need! Any idea what its precise name is (or manufacturer) so I can search for it?
MM
In message , at 10:48:38 on Fri, 9 Aug 2013, MM remarked:
I have one very like that, except it's designed to fit a USA (flat pin) power outlet. I bought it from Radioshack (in person in the USA, to charge my shaver).
They have a complete set (that's cheaper than the individual one):
I've also seen the USA-Shaver adapters in hotel-foyer shops, so it's worth looking in stores with "travel gadget" items. (Yes, I know you want Euro->shaver).
To plug an earthed Schuko (or indeed a 2 pin CEE 7/16 Europlug (Type C) as Wikipedia calls them) into a UK 13A socket:
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