Where to get an adaptor for a Malaysian appliance

[Somnambulist]

This is my new infrared hotplate for use with my kettle. I just bought it from a friend, who bought it in Malaysia. Any idea where I can find an adaptor for that gigantic plug?

Edit: please click on the photo to see it.

[worgeordie]

Its a UK type plug,L.N. and E pins,with fuse inside, I have found adapters

at Amorn ,ground floor entrance to Big C on Super Highway, to be on the safe

side you can only use it plugged into a 3 pin Thai socket,that is EARTHED.

regards worgeordie or you could just change plug for a 3 pin Thai one.

[Somnambulist]

If I wasn't a complete mechanical moron I'd change it. I'll try Amorn. I have a 3 pin Thai socket but have no idea if it's earthed. Is there an easy way to check? Thanks for your help.

[masuk]

Its a UK type plug,L.N. and E pins,with fuse inside, I have found adapters

at Amorn ,ground floor entrance to Big C on Super Highway, to be on the safe

side you can only use it plugged into a 3 pin Thai socket,that is EARTHED.

regards worgeordie or you could just change plug for a 3 pin Thai one.

Agree with Worgeordie. Keep the UK plug as having a built-in fuse might be handy sometime, and get an adapter.

I am amazed that this plug is fitted onto your appliance (an induction heater?). This now makes at least 6 different plugs sold in Thailand on appliances, some earthed, some not.

If you have a problem with the induction hot plate, a new one is available for less than 1000B. at Power Buy.

[worgeordie]

Just thought of another thing, the poles are reversed in Thailand,

but I don't know about Malaysia ,but if they are using UK plugs there

it will be the same.

So Plugging that plug into an adapter,would be dangerous as the

Live side would not be fused, E E

N L = UK L N = Thai.

do you understand what I am trying to say, so best thing would be to

take that plug off and buy a new 3 pin Thai one.

regards Worgeordie

[lopburi3]

It would be much better to change the plug and use that to attach directly to wall outlet of proper capacity, as unit is designed to be used (but in this case for a home with UK type outlets. Going power strip outlet to make the change is not a good idea for high wattage items.

The safe easy way to check outlet is with a multi-meter (safer would be dedicated plug in unit but they are hard to find here) - you should read 220v (or about) between the live and neutral pins and between the live and ground pin. If you do not read 220v or close between ground and one of the other two pins the ground is missing or bad.

[Somnambulist]

OK, I'll change the plug. A quick YouTube search brings up how to do it. It's about time I learned. Great convo, thank you very much everyone.

[Somnambulist]

And a friend comes to the rescue, will do it for me.

[stoli]

Very quickly you can find the adapter at Tukcom, or just about anywhere else in Thailand that sells anything that has to do with electricity. My iPad, which I bought new in Pattaya, came with this same plug. Even my outlet strip, bought here in Thailand, accepts this plug.

[MadMac]

Get a new plug and change it. Homepro has them (look for Haco, 45B, transparent/white). An adapter is prone to overheating and fire hazard.

[Konini]

Get a new plug and change it. Homepro has them (look for Haco, 45B, transparent/white). An adapter is prone to overheating and fire hazard.

I've been thinking about doing this with all my (mainly kitchen-related) electrical appliances which have made the journey from UK and Australia - fortunately all of our wall sockets here are 3 pin. I know the yellow (and or green) goes on the top, but does the blue go to the left or the right? I've never really known, and having moved country several times I've been replacing plugs for years without it being an issue. It seems to work either way, the law of probability says I can't hit on the right combination every time, but I think it's about time I learned how to do it correctly.

From memory, all of the items regardless of origin have blue and red (or brown) as well as the important yellow wire, so does blue go left or right?

Edit: the main reason for me not changing them years ago is that some of them have very convenient and handy factory moulded plugs with what I can only describe as grab rings for your index finger - can I buy those here?

[MadMac]

The green/yellow one is your grounding/earth, so this goes in the middle. Be careful as not all sockets have grounding.

Brown is the actual power, blue is the return. Often green/yellow and blue are connected together.

[Somnambulist]

Very quickly you can find the adapter at Tukcom, or just about anywhere else in Thailand that sells anything that has to do with electricity. My iPad, which I bought new in Pattaya, came with this same plug. Even my outlet strip, bought here in Thailand, accepts this plug.

My friend came over today, took one look, and plugged it into my power strip. Duh. I even read your post the other day but it just didn't sink in. Now I know why my power strip has those extra holes. We had a good laugh. But thanks for the thread, everybody.

[lopburi3]

It really is not a good idea to use high wattage items with cheap power strips. Although the chance may be slight they can overheat and start a fire. It would be much better to change that plug to something you can plug directly into wall outlet.

[worgeordie]

Very quickly you can find the adapter at Tukcom, or just about anywhere else in Thailand that sells anything that has to do with electricity. My iPad, which I bought new in Pattaya, came with this same plug. Even my outlet strip, bought here in Thailand, accepts this plug.

My friend came over today, took one look, and plugged it into my power strip. Duh. I even read your post the other day but it just didn't sink in. Now I know why my power strip has those extra holes. We had a good laugh. But thanks for the thread, everybody.

You must not have read what I said, you cannot put a plug like that into

a power strip, as the fuse on the plug will not work, because L is in the

negative side and N is in the Live side, Duh !,it could kill you.

YOU NEED A NEW PLUG,a Thai one.

regards Worgeordie

[Dellboy218]

Get a new plug and change it. Homepro has them (look for Haco, 45B, transparent/white). An adapter is prone to overheating and fire hazard.

I've been thinking about doing this with all my (mainly kitchen-related) electrical appliances which have made the journey from UK and Australia - fortunately all of our wall sockets here are 3 pin. I know the yellow (and or green) goes on the top, but does the blue go to the left or the right? I've never really known, and having moved country several times I've been replacing plugs for years without it being an issue. It seems to work either way, the law of probability says I can't hit on the right combination every time, but I think it's about time I learned how to do it correctly.

From memory, all of the items regardless of origin have blue and red (or brown) as well as the important yellow wire, so does blue go left or right?

Edit: the main reason for me not changing them years ago is that some of them have very convenient and handy factory moulded plugs with what I can only describe as grab rings for your index finger - can I buy those here?

Looking at an opened UK style plug the fuse is on the right, The Brown wire is the live, that goes to the fuse. The older cable was red and black. The red was live and connected to the fuse. They changed it as those who are colour blind had trouble differentiating.

[Dellboy218]

Very quickly you can find the adapter at Tukcom, or just about anywhere else in Thailand that sells anything that has to do with electricity. My iPad, which I bought new in Pattaya, came with this same plug. Even my outlet strip, bought here in Thailand, accepts this plug.

My friend came over today, took one look, and plugged it into my power strip. Duh. I even read your post the other day but it just didn't sink in. Now I know why my power strip has those extra holes. We had a good laugh. But thanks for the thread, everybody.

You must not have read what I said, you cannot put a plug like that into

a power strip, as the fuse on the plug will not work, because L is in the

negative side and N is in the Live side, Duh !,it could kill you.

YOU NEED A NEW PLUG,a Thai one.

regards Worgeordie

With the Thai 2 wire sockets you can plug a load in either way around. If you have three pin sockets in your house I would bet a fair amount that it does not conform to Thai/IEC regulations anyway. If the socket is wired correctly the fuse will work with some but not all faults, ideally it should be in the Live line, in which case rewire the plug on the strip as long as you remember you have done that or as Worgeordie says, rewire or change the plug. Most important thing with any of these and the extension reels (especially the cheap thin 2 wire variety) is not to use them with a anything above a light load with the wire wound up on the reel or otherwise folded up. Any ratings you see are with the wire stretched out. With a high load on a cable wound on a reel, albeit within spec, you will find it gets a tad warm to worryingly dripping.

[Anthony5]

Very quickly you can find the adapter at Tukcom, or just about anywhere else in Thailand that sells anything that has to do with electricity. My iPad, which I bought new in Pattaya, came with this same plug. Even my outlet strip, bought here in Thailand, accepts this plug.

My friend came over today, took one look, and plugged it into my power strip. Duh. I even read your post the other day but it just didn't sink in. Now I know why my power strip has those extra holes. We had a good laugh. But thanks for the thread, everybody.

Home pro has adapters for this kind and many other kind plugs.

[MadMac]

Don't use adapters for these high powered appliances!

[Somnambulist]

I bought an adapter at Amorn and have been using it for a few days with no problems. It's rated to 2,500 watts and supposedly has surge protection. Not cheap at 120 baht but looks heavy duty. Toshino brand. The two prongs are labeled L and N and there's an arrow telling you which way up. It doesn't get hot. I'm keeping a close eye on it because I keep my kettle boiling or near boiling for hours at a time.

[worgeordie]

I bought an adapter at Amorn and have been using it for a few days with no problems. It's rated to 2,500 watts and supposedly has surge protection. Not cheap at 120 baht but looks heavy duty. Toshino brand. The two prongs are labeled L and N and there's an arrow telling you which way up. It doesn't get hot. I'm keeping a close eye on it because I keep my kettle boiling or near boiling for hours at a time.

I just don't understand after all the advice you have been given about putting that plug

into an adapter,so you go and buy a new adapter which solves nothing,you should have

bought a new plug, it would have been a lot cheaper than 120 Thb,,sure it might be

OK at the moment, but you have to understand its very dangerous,if it only has 2 pins

that means it has no earth (ground pin),and your live and neutral pins are reversed.

meaning the fuse in the plug will not work,so you are putting your life in danger,for

the sake of a 50 THb 3 pin plug.

regards worgeordie

[Somnambulist]

I bought an adapter at Amorn and have been using it for a few days with no problems. It's rated to 2,500 watts and supposedly has surge protection. Not cheap at 120 baht but looks heavy duty. Toshino brand. The two prongs are labeled L and N and there's an arrow telling you which way up. It doesn't get hot. I'm keeping a close eye on it because I keep my kettle boiling or near boiling for hours at a time.

I just don't understand after all the advice you have been given about putting that plug

into an adapter,so you go and buy a new adapter which solves nothing,you should have

bought a new plug, it would have been a lot cheaper than 120 Thb,,sure it might be

OK at the moment, but you have to understand its very dangerous,if it only has 2 pins

that means it has no earth (ground pin),and your live and neutral pins are reversed.

meaning the fuse in the plug will not work,so you are putting your life in danger,for

the sake of a 50 THb 3 pin plug.

regards worgeordie

Hi, I'm back, still alive and enjoying my kettle and infrared hotplate but every time I plug it in I wonder if it's the last thing I'm ever going to do so I went to Homepro and bought the only three prong plug they had, this one. The ground prong looks kind of chintzy, not being solid. Will it do? And thank you for your patience with me. : - )

[lopburi3]

There should be an amperage rate on it somewhere - suspect it may only be 10 amps so if this is for 2,500 watts it really is not good. Local electric shops/lighting stores seem to have better selection than some of the major stores in my experience. The U shape ground is normal for US type plugs.

[Somnambulist]

I rechecked and the hotplate is only 1,200 watts. Can you decipher this for me?

[lopburi3]

You should look for something like this, 15A at least. This ships from Rayong, Thailand.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-Male-Replacement-Electrical-Plug-3-Prong-15A-250V-Max-Free-Ship-/221772197209

[lopburi3]

If only 1100w suspect should be fine but do not see anything on package - probably stamped on plastic shell somewhere. My other plugs from Home Pro are rated 10 amp. It should be in English as 10A somewhere.

[Somnambulist]

Just found it on the plastic wrapper. It says 16A 250V

So can I do this? 16 X 250 = 4,000 watts?

[lopburi3]

You will not be using 250v (which is the max allowed). You do not want to use for load greater than normal voltage of 220 x 16 = 3,520 watts. And suspect some areas may have even lower normal voltage so a lower wattage. But for your use should be fine.

[Somnambulist]

Thank you very much, Lopburi. And worgeordie. I'll change it tomorrow and breathe easier.

[worgeordie]

Make sure you wire the plug correctly, L N E on those plugs

are not easy to see,on the ones I have done.very pleased

you got a Thai plug,the UK type are 100% better but are not

safe to use here.

regards Worgeordie