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hi i av just located my plank bender after buying it 4 months ago..plugged it in and guess what..it doesnt work.. i have never used it but my question is,is it 3 prong or 2?the reason i ask is mine has 2 pins but there is also a hole for a 3rd, has mine fallen out or is it supposed to be like that..i am trying to find out whats wrong with it so eliminating the obvious..thanks cheers benny
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benny wrote:hi i av just located my plank bender after buying it 4 months ago..plugged it in and guess what..it doesnt work.. i have never used it but my question is,is it 3 prong or 2?the reason i ask is mine has 2 pins but there is also a hole for a 3rd, has mine fallen out or is it supposed to be like that..i am trying to find out whats wrong with it so eliminating the obvious..thanks I have that one, its from Italy and comes with that plug!! A shaver adapter is all you need, my local hardware store had one for about 3 quid!!! 
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hi so the third hole is supposed to be there? and i have plugged it into the shaver adapter..shame i still dont have the paperwork cheers benny
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benny wrote:?the reason i ask is mine has 2 pins but there is also a hole for a 3rd, has mine fallen out or is it supposed to be like that..i am trying to find out whats wrong with it so eliminating the obvious..thanks HI If you bought this plank bender with european type plug, the hole is for the "earth" pin which is located in the socket. Some plugs have only a recess or they are flat if the device doesn't need to be "earthed". So I think all sort of travel adapters should work. Prem Dyner
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Simply cut it off and fit a UK three pin
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thanks all thats what i was eliminating its an internal fault cheers benny
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Tomick wrote:Simply cut it off and fit a UK three pin i cut off the plug and put a 3 pin on and now it works thanks cheers benny
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