Hi Peter,

Thanks, if you have some spare cables that would be great. My laptop is a Dell - my current cable has a 3-prong UK plug on one end and a 3-prong rectangularish thing on the other end that plugs into the AC adaptor or whatever it is. A printer cable (HP) would also be useful, if you have a spare. I work in Oerlikon and can probably finish at around 5.30pm. Feel free to email me through my profile. Sorry I didn't reply yesterday, but it was my first day in my new job today and was a bit busy last night (in part because the fuse on my 4-way power strip blew just as I was doing my ironing).

Also, there are two contradictory posts in this thread now - one saying that live (brown) goes left and another one saying that it goes right. I can look it up on the internet, but just thought I would warn anyone who is reading and hadn't noticed! I have been using those three-prong Swiss plugs from Migros (well, I have only done two plugs so far).

Caleb - thanks for reminding me that I would need some pliers! I had actually forgotten (it is years since I last did this and my memory was of using a kitchen knife, but I tried that and it was too difficult!).

BTW, I notice that Swiss plugs don't have fuses. I assume this is because the electrics tend to be fused centrally over here? I don't need to worry about this, do I?

kfc.