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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 7:42 am
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straygaijin
 
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Originally Posted by martian
Apologies in advance for my ignorance on such issues (and also for my likely lack of correct terminology).

I have a Thai lamp with a broken plug sitting in a box in the UK. The plug (before it broke) looked like the top image here: http://www.pattayanewbie.com/Images/...al%20plugs.jpg


I would like to get it working again but have no idea how to attach the two wires into a UK plug (i.e. http://www.richmond.ac.uk/images/res...nt/uk-plug.jpg)

There are three wires in a UK plug and only two in a Thai one.

I realise this is probably basic knowledge for most people, but I have no idea what to do here.

Thanks in advance :-::-::-::-::-::-:
The big pin on the UK plug is the earth - you won't be connecting anything to that since the Thai plug is unearthed.

Cut the end of the Thai cable and expose the wires. One should be red/brown and the other black/blue/green. connect the red one to the (P)hase and the black one to the (N)eutral and you will be away.

Note, you better change your bulb since the 240V in the UK will burn it out almost immediately.
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