Quote Originally Posted by killie99 View Post
Chris

Just a couple of points about your plugs. You should use a piece of insulation sheath (or heatshrink) on the drain wire, it really shouldn't be bare like that all the way back to the clamping point. Then use a bit of heatshrink to cover the joint at the cores/sheath. Also, you should be clamping the outer sheath of the cable not the cores, here's a link to show
Hi Stuart,

thanks for your suggestion there. The UK plug in the picture was a much older photo and only taken to illustrate where the drain wire was, on my other plugs they are heat-shrink-ed. (I've refined my method somewhat for sure!).

In the schuko plugs the layout is much better (as illustrated in the first schuko plug picture) and means that the drain wire can be put a lot further away from L&N. The outer sheath is also easier to align and ensure proper strain relief.

Cheers