3 pin euro adaptor

[Zigisla]

I’ve been looking through the acsi book recently for our trip at the end of the month and one of the icons states “3 pin euro adaptor needed”. Can anyone point me to one of these as my searches show up either 2 pin (which I have) to blue plug or uk 3 pin to continental 2 pin plug adaptors.
Didn’t realise France had these. Only ever used the standard blue plug or in conjunction with my 2 pin adaptor.

 

[eurajohn]

I think you'll find that refers to the one you call "(2 pin which I have) " many of the older places in France will have a French domestic 2 pin + earth socket type connection.

 

[Trevor Wbm]

I've noticed that in France, the type of socket with two female and one male connector (top pic) is now more prevelant than the type with two female and the earth strip on the outer edge (bottom pic) , and a lot of the older adapters can't deal with the male earth pin.

 

[autorouter]

Virtually all electrical appliances have a plug that fits both French and German/Spanish sockets. If your adapter has one of these plugs, no problem, it will fit both. Check it has a hole for the reversed earth pin in the French socket, and two metal contacts top and bottom for the sliding earth contacts in the German/Spanish socket. Like this:

For some reason the one-piece adapters, without a wire link joining the ends, often have plugs that only fit one type of socket, so if you use those you need to double-check them

 

[eurajohn]

The sockets with two pins and two earth rails are not French, not sure which country they actually belong to I've always referred to them as German.
The reason the one shown on your extension lead work in either is that is how they've been designed, shaped to allow fitment into either socket, the French ones have a round body which fouls on the earth rails

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[autorouter]

The sockets with two pins and two earth rails are not French, not sure which country they actually belong to I've always referred to them as German.

It's a German design, with recessed socket to stop fingers touching the pins, and sliding earth contacts that connect before the two power pins, hence the name 'Schutz Kontact' (= Protected Contacts) commonly referred to as 'Schuko' plugs. Used in many other countries including Spain.