Charging cable uk adapter

[johns6809]

We got our new Cali a week or so ago. It came with a pathetic 2 metre long charging cable. However with the cali in our garage it is just the right length to plug in to a nearby socket for charging. But of course it has a German 2 pin plug on the end of it. Does anyone know if there is an adapter to enable me to plug it into our regular uk 3 pin supply? .
It would be a clat about using our 25m cable in the garage.

 

[andyinluton]

You've got two choices - pop to Halfords or similar & pick up the uk version of the lead for a fiver
alternatively if you are never going to use the 2 pin lead cut the plug off & stick a Uk one on.

 

[Iron Van]

We got our new Cali a week or so ago. It came with a pathetic 1 metre long charging cable. However with the cali in our garage it is just the right length to plug in to a nearby socket for charging. But of course it has a German 2 pin plug on the end of it. Does anyone know if there is an adapter to enable me to plug it into our regular uk 3 pin supply? .
It would be a clat about using our 25m cable in the garage.

I think that’s the cable that comes with a new vehicle for traveling abroad. You connect it to the end of your normal 25m EHU cable.

 

[dspuk]

We got our new Cali a week or so ago. It came with a pathetic 1 metre long charging cable. However with the cali in our garage it is just the right length to plug in to a nearby socket for charging. But of course it has a German 2 pin plug on the end of it. Does anyone know if there is an adapter to enable me to plug it into our regular uk 3 pin supply? .
It would be a clat about using our 25m cable in the garage.

I’d buy a UK one which we did and use at home very infrequently. We have both in the boot to use in home charging emergencies. The EU one has come in handy at my daughter’s house in France several times. They cost peanuts from most stores or sites inc eBay and Amazon. Buy some cable and use the two ends to make any length you want. Unless you leave your Cali standing for weeks on end you have no need to plug in at all.

Fly Lead Converter 13A UK Plug - 16A Camp Site Hook Up Adapter | eBay

Robust plug and single socket with 20cm cable - long enough to maintain flexibility but short enough to avoid excessive tangling. Spring-hinged cover on the 16A socket for maximum protection.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[johns6809]

I think that’s the cable that comes with a new vehicle for traveling abroad. You connect it to the end of your normal 25m EHU cable.

Thanks for that. Went and checked. It wouldn't fit in the socket anyway because of the spring loaded lid. Glad i didn't cut the end off to fit a plug.

 

[johns6809]

I think that’s the cable that comes with a new vehicle for traveling abroad. You connect it to the end of your normal 25m EHU cable.

Yes..Thanks for that just realised.

 

[andyinluton]

Thanks for that. Went and checked. It wouldn't fit in the socket anyway because of the spring loaded lid. Glad i didn't cut the end off to fit a plug.

The spring loaded lid shouldn't stop it fitting the socket, the lid clips onto the outside of the socket on the van to keep it securely in place.

 

[acer]

I bought a 20m length with male / female plug on each end, but now regret it. Far better to have two 10 m lengths that can join up as and when needed. I also regret not thinking carefully about the type of cable needed. I would try to buy cable that is flexible. Things get very twisty with long lengths. Sorting this is about number 25 on my camping ‘to do’ list.

Any recommendations from anyone on flexi cable and where to source it?

 

[OxonCalifornia]

I think go outdoors does one for around a fiver?

 

[dspuk]

I bought a 20m length with male / female plug on each end, but now regret it. Far better to have two 10 m lengths that can join up as and when needed. I also regret not thinking carefully about the type of cable needed. I would try to buy cable that is flexible. Things get very twisty with long lengths. Sorting this is about number 25 on my camping ‘to do’ list.

Any recommendations from anyone on flexi cable and where to source it?

Some sites are a bit touchy about joined cables and don’t allow them.

I ended up buying 20m of UK made wire that is super flexible regardless of the temperature. Not cheap though. Think it was about 70 quid.

16A 230v premium caravan hook up

Heavy duty 16A 230v 2.5mmsq premium orange rubber H07BQ-F cable caravan hook up CEE IEC 60309.

toughleads.co.uk

 

[CC44853]

The join is the problem. Imagine it sat in a puddle while you're boiling a kettle and have 6 iPads on charge.

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

Search on Amazon for a Schuko to UK plug adapter, they are there, I have used them for my model trains for years.

As for the cable you guys need to find 2.5mm Orange Artic Flex, CPC is a good source for this cable, and the connectors, a lot cheaper than £70.

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

The blue 16A circular connectors are IP44 rated for use on building sites and should work fine "sat in a puddle" as long as it is not fully immersed and then driven over by a cement mixer! You RCD would protect you and your equipment if immersion was a problem.

 

[CC44853]

IP44 = splashproof

 

[CC44853]

I took one apart recently and was surprised how little there was to it.

 

[WelshGas]

The blue 16A circular connectors are IP44 rated for use on building sites and should work fine "sat in a puddle" as long as it is not fully immersed and then driven over by a cement mixer! You RCD would protect you and your equipment if immersion was a problem.

Some sites have Rules against using an extension cable, nothing to do with your safety.

 

[Viktorgeorge]

I buy EHU cables from:

UK Caravan Camping Hook Up Generator Lead 16A 3 Pin 2P+E Connector to 13A Plug | eBay

13A fuse option is for a single 13A fuse, not an extension lead. 16 AMP Socket to 13A Plug Hook Up Lead. Fitted with a 16 AMP 2P+E (3 Pin) 240V plug and your choice of 1 gang trailing socket. Manufactured from high quality 1.5mm 3183Y orange or arctic blue PVC 3 core flex cable.

www.ebay.co.uk

As cheap as buying the different bits, helpful people if you have a special length/requirement.

Enter "how to wind cables properly" on YouTube and choose a video, I only learned this aged 70 wish I had before. My favourite:

Schuko adaptors are two a penny on eBay, different types suit different applications.

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

Some sites have Rules against using an extension cable, nothing to do with your safety.

You are right, their rule is to protect their site equipment and is covered in the IEE wiring Regulations 17th Edition but the mis-interpretation is that you are specifically only allowed one cable run of 25m maximum, the regs does not preclude the use of multiple cables as long as it is one cable to one connector to one cable up to a maximum combined length of (the magic) 25m length.

How many times have you seen wonderful camping people with a 25m cable with 15m of it coiled neatly under their van, this becomes an inductor and a heater and therefore a credible fire risk.

I firmly believe it is safer to have two or three specific lengths of cable, I have a 5m, 10m, and a 25m so I don't inadvertently set fire to my van, don't draw too much site current and always have a suitable length to connect my vehicle to the EHU safely and appropriately.

 

[acer]

Loving this video! Looks like I beat you by 14 years!

 

[Viktorgeorge]

Loving this video! Looks like I beat you by 14 years!

84, or 56?

 

[acer]

56

 

[andyinluton]

The blue 16A circular connectors are IP44 rated for use on building sites and should work fine "sat in a puddle" as long as it is not fully immersed and then driven over by a cement mixer! You RCD would protect you and your equipment if immersion was a problem.

IP44 is splash proof & not submersible. You need IP67 if it's going in a puddle.
I don't know what building sites you've been on, but 240v cables are only used for hooking up cabins & the only time those plugs are used is at the final connection to the cabin & then only rarely.

 

[Ch1pbutty]

How many times have you seen wonderful camping people with a 25m cable with 15m of it coiled neatly under their van, this becomes an inductor and a heater and therefore a credible fire risk.

A wound cable is only unsafe if overloaded, hence extension leads will have a double rating such as below example:

Max load unwound: 3200W, 13A
Max load wound: 1100W, 4.4A

You can just lay a longer cable under the van in such a way so that the excess is not coiled.
Prefer to take one cable as takes up less space.

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

IP44 is splash proof & not submersible. You need IP67 if it's going in a puddle.
I don't know what building sites you've been on, but 240v cables are only used for hooking up cabins & the only time those plugs are used is at the final connection to the cabin & then only rarely.

On a building site the specification of the cable and connector remains the same, the colour is changed according to the voltage, blue is 240 v ac, yellow is 110 volts ac centre tapped so maximum shock is 55 volts ac however the current is doubled

 

[dspuk]

We have the aforementioned more pliable cable and the orange drum did my head in so gave it away. Now just roll it up into a Duck bag. On site just coil very loosely behind the back wheel.

The circumstances needed to turn it into a inductor and overheat are never going to happen for us, not being one of the air fryer in a camper van lunatics.

Max ours gets is a low watt kettle or hairdryer in the morning.

I did once fully load it when coiled and spin it around my head fast enough to turn it into a magnet and see if it attracted all the white whale tat on site. Didn’t work. JK.