Hi folks,
I am hoping someone here will be able to share some info on this. I guess it's more of an electrical issue.
I'm in France and planning to outfit a workshop soon. Having recently moved from the US, I am way more into "cabinet" type saws than what we find here (and there isn't much choice in France anyway). I intend to try and buy a table saw from Lyndhurst in the UK. I notice that they mention the saw should run off of a 16a circuit and it is provided with a 16a plug.
We do not have this distinction in France. The power plugs in my house are running on 16a circuits (and the saw will be in a room on the ground floor for a while, regular household current), so that should be ok, but I am wondering if in the UK you can easily replace that 16a plug with a "regular" plug and in which case I should also be able to replace it with one of our regular plugs as well...Would I find regular power, neutral and ground, or additional leads as well? I'm not much of an electrician.
The saw's power is rated for 240V. We normally have 220-230V here. Would this mean that it would actually draw a bit more amps?
Thanks for any help.
David
Edit: I see some "caravan" plug adaptors that are sold in the UK as well as France. Is that "caravan" plug the same as the 16a plug I am talking about and does anyone know if they are the same as our caravan plugs?
I am hoping someone here will be able to share some info on this. I guess it's more of an electrical issue.
I'm in France and planning to outfit a workshop soon. Having recently moved from the US, I am way more into "cabinet" type saws than what we find here (and there isn't much choice in France anyway). I intend to try and buy a table saw from Lyndhurst in the UK. I notice that they mention the saw should run off of a 16a circuit and it is provided with a 16a plug.
We do not have this distinction in France. The power plugs in my house are running on 16a circuits (and the saw will be in a room on the ground floor for a while, regular household current), so that should be ok, but I am wondering if in the UK you can easily replace that 16a plug with a "regular" plug and in which case I should also be able to replace it with one of our regular plugs as well...Would I find regular power, neutral and ground, or additional leads as well? I'm not much of an electrician.
The saw's power is rated for 240V. We normally have 220-230V here. Would this mean that it would actually draw a bit more amps?
Thanks for any help.
David
Edit: I see some "caravan" plug adaptors that are sold in the UK as well as France. Is that "caravan" plug the same as the 16a plug I am talking about and does anyone know if they are the same as our caravan plugs?