ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade Non-US Electrical Systems & Trades Where can I buy plugs to fit these three phase sockets?

Google told me that there is a "Martin Lunel" enterprise producing electric equipment here:
http://office.tourismeguise.free.fr/pages/lunel.htm

There are some other hints to this connection and telling that ML produces sockets/plugs within Legrand but I did not find any related ML websites and I have no access to the French online catalogue.

Wholesale fittings stock Martin Lunel plugs and sockets, the catalogue shown at http://www.wf-online.com/lunel.html seems to have that exact socket on the front cover

It looks like chipmunk has got the solution of your riddle. Nevertheless I'm curious and just would like to know whether the plugs are still produced and whether this is in France, as I thought after some internet surfing. I'd also like to know what they look like internally.

Interestingly, there is similar a system with regard to position of the contacts but probably built with a completely different philosophy: http://www.becma.ch/GB/index_gb.php?main=membres

This system is called "Marechal" and I remember that I had seen it in the Netherlands already.

Wolfgang

Welcome to the forum Chris.




What exactly was the problem with these? Was it just poor earth contact as the plug was being withdrawn with capacitive leakage giving a shock?

Thanks for the welcome, Paul.

Here's a picture of the inside for those who are interested. You can see a pair of contacts at the "4 o'clock" position:
http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/ml_socket_inside.jpg

I talked to WF Electrical today. Martin Lunel are based in France but aren't owned by Legrand. This exact socket is still in production, but is horrendously expensive. The rubber plugs alone are £39 + VAT! Consequently I think I'll have to find another solution. I'm now considering fitting the machine with brand new Legrand Hypra metal sockets instead. These sockets are cheaper than the Martin Lunel plugs(!) if I go for the regular range, or a bit more if I go for the "Prisinta" switched range. Probably I will go for the regular range.

By the way, I need some 30 A "Slydlok" fuse carriers for the same machine. Anyone know where to buy them?

Best wishes,

Chris

[This message has been edited by cdtidy (edited 10-24-2005).]