said it was rated 240V and 10A
Here are some specs
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It's fine, it has the ESTI S+ mark. Note that it is not exactly the same as the one that got ripped off which was a Europlug, i.e. pan-EU 2.5A plug, but the one you have put on is a Swiss 2-pin 10A (i.e. the 2-pin version of the specific Swiss 3-pin plug) which is why it has a larger body profile. The funny thing is that a plug made in China specifically for Switzerland is labelled in English!
EU appliances that are sold with non-polarised 2-pin plugs are designed to be safe with either polarity. The wires are still blue and brown but that's mainly to avoid having to make another kind of cable with two wires the same colour.
EU appliances that are sold with non-polarised 2-pin plugs are designed to be safe with either polarity. The wires are still blue and brown but that's mainly to avoid having to make another kind of cable with two wires the same colour.
Thank you. This forum is amazing. China makes everything and labels everything in English--too funny. Yes--it is not the same--I could not source a Europlug in Switzerland--probably available but not through usual hardware stores that we now cannot visit--and their online search capabilities are sometimes problematic but that is another story. I modified the plug by removing the ground pin since it was not going to be grounded. I think that I am set and will let you know how it goes--I am sure that I will once again be able to heat my ski boots and will be extra careful to avoid elevators with my boot bag!..
The reason you can't buy a replacement Europlug is that they don't exist. The true Pan-European 2-pin type is always moulded on. There are various rewireable plugs available both 2 and 3 pin, but they are based on the local standards. The Italian version doesn't fit German sockets, for example, although Europlug fits both.
Plugged it in for a few hours--everything worked fine--thank you again for the hand-holding!
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