![]() This is the main "safety valve" for the system, as it will immediately disconnect all power if any current is flowing to earth (possibly through someone). The clue will be a "Test" push-button (often yellow) by the switch, that should periodically be pressed to test that it works. This will be incorporated into the mains switch. I am not an elctrician, nor an electrical engineer, so this reply is based on what I have learned over time from those who are so qualified.įirst, check to see if your van has some form of protective "trip" installed on its consumer unit. ![]() NOTE: I am NOT an electrician and this is how I have wired up my RP converter and use my system which works for me - if you choose to copy this it is obviously at your own risk - if you are not sure of what you are doing please do not attempt to do this. If you find that there is reverse polarity (and no other socket is wired correctly - this can often be the case!) then use the RP converter you've made by putting attaching this between the MH's input point and the hook-up cable. G: How to use the reverse polarity tester with a continental style hook-up point When you've done it, it should look like the one in image below.Ĭ: Continental 2-pin plug connector with UK type female socket:ĭ: UK type electrical connector with a UK 13amp socket end to use with a polarity tester and/or to run appliances direct from the hook-up point/lead:Į: UK 13 amp plug connector - to be able to plug your hook-up cable into a standard UK socket at home or away in the UK (useful if you need to plug-in to an electrical supply that doesn't have a hook-up cable connector) - this has a standard 13amp plug on one end with a female hook-up socket on the other:į: How to use the reverse polarity tester with a UK style hook-up point wire male connector end incorrectly, ie the opposite way, so the live wire goes to the 'N' point and the neutral to the 'L' point - mark this end clearly with an 'R' to show it is reversed!!! wire the female connector end correctly, ie the live wire to the 'L' terminal and the neutral wire to the 'N' terminal To make up your RP converter you need to wire it up in the following way (note that for both connectors the earth wire should be wired correctly to the 'earth' terminal): You'll need one male and one female connector and a length of hook-up cable (you can use a bit of your existing hook-up cable to save having to buy more if you wish). Images A to E at the bottom correspond to the below list of items:Ī: Reverse polarity correction cable - you'll to make up your own as you cannot buy them. This is what we have in our electrical kit for the camper, along with how you use them to check and correct reverse polarity. There's a map here that shows the various types of plug/socket systems used in European countries So, if you are going to get a 2-pin adapter, the 'straight' type should be more versatile than the right angled version. In practice, the EHU's socket-outlet enclosure design and/or space constraints may prevent the plug being rotated if it is the right-angled type shown here This design of plug is referred to as a hybrid Schuko (CEE 7/7) and, when an EHU's socket-outlet has been designed to accept this type of plug and has no earthing pin (2nd attached photo), the plug can (in principle) be rotated 180 degrees in the socket. In addition to the earthing 'hole', the plug of the adapter shown in the link has an earthing 'strip' on each side. If the socket-outlet has an earthing pin (as would be expected for French EHUs that use this type of connection and as shown in the 1st attached photo) it won't be possible to turn this plug through 180 degrees. ![]() Has a 'hole' to accept an earthing pin of an EHU's supply socket-outlet. The type of 'two-pin' EHU adapter plug shown here
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