<p>I've been looking at the Ender series and decided to take the plunge. But I'm unsure on electrical matters. The 110 or 220 volt switch, I assume goes to 220&nbsp;V as I live in the UK but my main question is, from what I've read they come with an EU plug and a uk adapter, is it safer to switch to a 'kettle lead' for it to have it's own fuse and be grounded or is the adapter it comes with fine? <em>(I've never been a fan of adapter and I've read in different places that they're fine or that they are horrible.)</em> </p>

<p>Please help as if I need to buy a cable I'll do it the same time I buy the printer. Thank you all in advance for any help I get, hope to join this community properly as soon as the printers come back in stock anywhere.</p>

[{'answer_id': 13604, 'author': 'SiHa', 'author_id': 16795, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/16795', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>The fuse <em>may</em> be academic, because there might be an integrated fuseholder in the PSU itself. That said, adding another fuse in the form of a proper UK plug certainly won't hurt. </p>\n\n<p>I'd certainly do this, too. Fuseless plugs have no place in my home/workplace</p>\n\n<p>For the rest - yes, the 220V position for the switch is good. Grounding, again, certainly can't hurt, but the PSU is probably double-insulated, which doesn't require it.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 13619, 'author': 'Trish', 'author_id': 8884, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/8884', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<h1>Safety First!</h1>\n<p>To guarantee proper grouning and avoid putting the machine on a static charge level against the ground of the house you need to properly connect the ground wires to the ground wire of the house. This is done by using a grounded power cord with a <strong>C13-plug on the machine end</strong> and a proper, grounded plug fitting your sockets on the other end.</p>\n<h2>Proper plugs</h2>\n<p>In most of the continental EU (safe France), you usually can use a Shuko (Schutzkontakt) TypeF/CEE 7/3 while the Type E+F/CEE 7/7 plug adds France on the house end, as these are proper grounded 3-wire plugs. But in the UK you need a <strong>Type G/BS 1363 plug</strong>, with or without a fuse.</p>\n<h2>Fuses</h2>\n<p>Because the machine operates on mains voltage in the PSU, it usually already has a fuse mounted inside the PSU, so a fused plug is not strictly needed, however it is not a bad idea to include an extra fuse - technically you\'d end with 3 in total if you are properly grounded because the circuits breaker-box fuse is there too.</p>\n<h2>Wire Extensions</h2>\n<p>What would be a bad idea though is to use any extension cord in the wiring that is not grounded because it might use a plastic ground pin or lack the metal contact surface needed to ground the cord.</p>\n<h2>Improper plugs</h2>\n<p>A 2-wire &quot;Europlug&quot;. Europlug CEE 7/16 is only rated for 250V/2.5A and <strong>not grounded</strong>, thus it is <strong>not</strong> suitable for operating a 3D printer , and I strongly advise <strong>not</strong> to use a gritish folding plug either as it is not grounded!</p>\n<h1>Safety Mantra!</h1>\n<p>Let me reiterate this: <strong>Only use grounded connections from machine to socket or you risk creating a charge on the machine!</strong></p>\n<p>Check your socket\'s ground if you are not sure it is properly installed. For further information, I strongly suggest watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1OuYg7AJjw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Angus (Makers Muse)</a> with how he discovered a problem with his extension cords leading to a potential dangerous charge on his machine and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jYZDLOV4Jc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DIY3D Tech</a> explaining the basics of the problem and how to solve it to you again!</p>\n'}]
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