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Hedge Trimmer
Hello everyone, I have been given an almost-new hedge clipper with a short lead terminating in a 2-pin European type plug. Can I just extend the lead and fit a conventional 3-pin plug, and ignore the Earth connection? The clipper hasn't got an earth now obviously, or is it earthed internally in some fashion? Sorry to be thick, electrics are not my forte.
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You will then need a suitable length of twin core mains cable (ideally with an orange sheath so that it is easily seen). Wire it to a plug ignoring any earth connection.
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You will then need a suitable length of twin core mains cable (ideally with an orange sheath so that it is easily seen). Wire it to a plug ignoring any earth connection.
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The hedge clipper will almost certainly be double-insulated. To check, look for a symbol that has one square inside another. If so, no earth is required. It's in the GCSE Science syllabus these days ;-)
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