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We're talking about UK plugs here. It's impossible to insert a plug without the ground pin entering first. I've had a few double-insulated AC adaptor where the

We're talking about UK plugs here. It's impossible to insert a plug without the ground pin entering first. I've had a few double-insulated AC adaptor where the dummy plastic ground pin has broken off (in the socket!) rendering the plug unusable in most sockets.

njs12345 14y ago
If this happens and you don't want to replace the plug, you can get a pencil and put that in the ground hole to allow you to put the other two pins in.
- quarterto 14y ago
  I used another plug turned around along with some deftness.