Someone told me about a chinese store in Birkirkara, but they didn’t have this exactly kind of stuff, they only had the “normal” one
Someone told me about a chinese store in Birkirkara, but they didn’t have this exactly kind of stuff, they only had the “normal” one
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you can find in the chinese store in san gwann, but it has no holes. i bought mine and pierced with a nail.
Check at the ironmongers
I just have a couple handy and turn them upside down when I need to plug in something
Apparently those are not allowed anymore but I had to buy plenty of adapters from Pama and big Mat
I bought mine from Marsaxlokk monti on a Sunday. They even hsd the plastic adapter to 2 pin
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Don’t! Especially if you have kids.
That’s dangerous as fuck.
Completely negating the reason why the plug is safe in the first place..
Ironmongery
OMG I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS NOT SAFE.
Thank you everyone, i won’t use it anymore!
They’re not as bad as people are saying, unless you have kids. Not easy to find anymore. Consider cutting your plug and wiring a three pin one if it’s an appliance plug. Warranty night be voided though.
Maybe we should transition to a European standard now that the UK is no longer in the eu and all our goods are imported with EU power standards then sold with adapters.
A lot of ironmongers sell them. They are or were banned from being imported for safety reasons as while they are plugged in, the holes for live and neutral stay open.
Thing is, that they are very useful when most electronic products imported are not UK plugs (simplest example is mobile phone chargers).
Just be careful if used in kitchen due to water splashes or where there are children who may randomly decide to stick metal things in the socket.
Iron mongers have them.
Most important aspect here: The UK / Malta system relies on the fact that there is a fuse in the housing of the 3-pin plug. This fuse is necessary, as the ring circuits of the socket supply are usually secured with a higher amperage like 32 Amps. If there is no fuse in the plug, as it is the case when you push a 2-pin plug into the socket, the fuse of the circuit might NOT trip in case of a shortcut in the applicance, leading potentially to a fire hazard of burning cables.
Adapters have an internal fuse, so non-fused plugs can safely be used with adapters.
On the continent, the circuits are fused with 16 Amps, which is enough to cause the fuse to trip with an appliance short circuit.
In short: No proper adapter -> fire hazard.
They are not allowed .. and with good reason .. they will damage your wall socket
There are much better adapters available