savantuk
Free Member
I'm a newbie, so I cant tell if this tip has been used before here, but I've found it so useful, so others may too.
Quite often on the continent, I've plugged in to the on site electrics, only to find the polarity warning light on the consume unit turning red
Last year, I decided to make a polarity reverser. I purchased a waterproof cable connector from a chandler in Honfleur, France, together with a rugby ball shaped cover which is 2 parts, which snap together forming a waterproof seal at both sides of the cable joint, and which completely protects the connector.
The connector (2 pin) is completely symmetrical, allowing it to change the polarity just by turning one end through 180 degrees. I have marked both ends with a -/+ indicator.
Lining up both sides at the +/+ position gives normal polarity feed, but if the polarity warning light comes on, lining up the +/- sighns automatically reverses the polarity.
Cheap but effective!
Doug
Quite often on the continent, I've plugged in to the on site electrics, only to find the polarity warning light on the consume unit turning red
Last year, I decided to make a polarity reverser. I purchased a waterproof cable connector from a chandler in Honfleur, France, together with a rugby ball shaped cover which is 2 parts, which snap together forming a waterproof seal at both sides of the cable joint, and which completely protects the connector.
The connector (2 pin) is completely symmetrical, allowing it to change the polarity just by turning one end through 180 degrees. I have marked both ends with a -/+ indicator.
Lining up both sides at the +/+ position gives normal polarity feed, but if the polarity warning light comes on, lining up the +/- sighns automatically reverses the polarity.
Cheap but effective!
Doug