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Continental power plug tops
I want to replace the plug tops on some kitchen appliances ive brought over from the UK, but want to use the plug tops where the cable connects via the bottom, rather than the back. I mean the sort like you usually get on ready-made power strips.
Does anyone now a shop or, preferably website where I can buy these?
I've looked in all the main hardware shops, and online - even on German and Dutch sites, but all I can find are the ones where the connection goes into the back...
Thanks in advance!
Like this?
https://www.brico.be/fr/atelier-matériaux/electricité/interrupteur/prises-de-courant/fiche-avec-terre-kopp-blanc/2103415
After a similar search I came to the conclusion that there aren't any.
It is easy to design a moulded-on plug where the cable emerges orthogonally but much less easy to design a similar plug that can be assembled/disassembled and I suspect that is the reason.
Don't forget that in Belgium both sides can be "live" unlike in the UK where one side is "live" and the other "neutral".
Teb may I ask why? Most plugs here come straight out this makes them easier to extract. Bigger appliances they are hidden behind so you can't see. Small ones you can unplug. The system is just different to the UK
That Brico prise obviously isn't as neat as a moulded on plug but it does seem to meet the OP's spec. I've made a note of it too.