Originally Posted by
KenF
I'm surprised, because I didn't think that design was "legal" in the UK (I had a similar design of power cable for my laptop, but they were all removed from sale a few years ago as BSi wouldn't certify anything with hinged live or neutral pins) - maybe the low wattage is a side-effect of this?
I've recently got a power cable based on this technology:
as you can see, they do a charger too, expensive in my book, but readily available on Amazon at well under GBP 25.....
See
Thinplug
Not used the charger, but the lead works great for me, and saves space and weight in my hand baggage....
Ken.
Willard the Bear - and he needs space in his carry on for me and my clothes!
Looks great according to the spec on the website.
I think where it work and receive UK authority approval is the plug becomes flat without the power pins folding. The only folding part to make this compact is the non-conductive earth pin which is mainly used to hold the plug in the socket in this and other low current application.