Pat testing issue

[Lucien Nunes]

Is your leg part of the body ???

Yes, but my body does not use protection class II as defined by IEC61140, and my legs are not made to BS1363. I don't have an earth lead either, so I must be class 0 or III. Can anybody read the label on my back to see if I'm SELV?

Anyway, it seems there are dodgy plugs in circulation that are rewirable but have a plastic earth pin (officially called an ISOD - insulated shutter-opening device). This configuration is not permitted by BS1363 even for class II applications. If the plug is rewirable it must have a metal earth pin.
Pic here: New Counterfeit Plug Type - https://www.pat-testing-training.net/articles/new-fake-plug.php

 

[DPG]

I think he's gone.

5 words.

 

[pirate]

Thanks Lucien, not seen that one before.