Ranger said:
Rewireable Euro plugs are illegal for some really weird reason, one reason is supposed to be that plugs for double insulated appliances must not have any exposed screws
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
That must be THE SILLIEST reason I've ever heard.
Why, there's a bunch of companies (one American company in Mexico and a bunch of Colombian companies) that manufactures a line of two-pin plugs where the core containing the screw terminals "snaps" into the vinyl husk. No screws holding the housing together and no exposed terminal screws.
In fact, if you go to Colombia and buy a replacement round rubber plug for semi-heavy duty use, you will get one of those (not the tiny plastic ones for alarm clocks where the two halves of the housing are held with a nut and bolb).
Some Australian plugs are the same way. Taking them apart is difficult -- you have to carefully pry out the core with a small screwdriver.
As far as drills are concerned, I wonder if the double-pole switch is a requirement for CE approval?