thanks andy. im off to buy a proper camping hook up from a camping shop. I hope you and the other good people's thoughts stop other unknowing folks from being conned like I was..
they all seem to be about the £50 mark. have you noticed that the world of camping contains bargains galore. every site I have looked at for tents states" r.r.p. £400. our price £200 (like everybody elses).
As someone who trained doing electrical and electronic engineering I certainly wouldnt rely on a campsite hookup to provide the RCB. All it takes is a dappy staff member sticking a nail across the circuit one evening cos he cant be bothered waiting for an engineer or dealing with the hundreds of customers moaning they cant "boil their kettles" and everyone is at risk.
At least if you have your own RCB supply and know your own kit is spot on you are alot safer.
As someone else said, you only get one shot at this life, why risk it for the sake of £20?
Quote: Originally posted by minx69 on 26/7/2006
As someone who trained doing electrical and electronic engineering I certainly wouldnt rely on a campsite hookup to provide the RCB.
Isn't it called an RCD (Residual Current Device) though?
What about these ones RCCD(Residual Current Circuit Device), RCBO(Residual Current Circuit Breaker with overload protection) , RCCB(Residual Current Circuit Breaker)
I was advised in a local camping store that the leads they sell (essentially a 3 pin domestic socket on the end of a round 3 pin plug) would be fine as long as I used a plug in RCD socket (same sort you would use for lawnmowers etc..) before any electrical appliances I wanted to use.
Have I been misled? I haven't used them yet, they are still in their packaging so I can still return them if necessary.
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Topic: camp rules regarding hook-ups
