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I have bought a coffee maker with a European plug which doesn't have a grounding pin like our plugs here in Israel have. Here is a picture of the splitter I use and the European power plug:

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As seen here, Israeli power outlets have a grounding hole at the bottom as opposed to the grounding pin at the top protruding from european outlets and this creates a dilemma. If the grounding hole was located at the top, I could modify the European plug to attach a pin in order to ground the appliance, but in my situation I can't.

Is there a way around this? What can be done to accomplish what I want?

UPDATE: I have recalled that I already had old coffee maker with Israeli plug, look:

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Should I cut new coffee maker's wire where plug EU begins and then attach old coffee maker's plug? Or I should disassemble new coffee maker, find wire's beginning in coffee maker's base and completely cut wire later replacing it with old coffee maker's wire?

Another question I had is what if to recreate pin in EU plug and turn EU plug upside down so it can be connected to Israeli socket like this:

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Of course N and L will switch places however.

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Excellently composed question. We should use this as a template for new users. +eleventy. – Chris Cudmore Jul 29 '12 at 0:32
@Tester101 Why you removed "Thanks" in the end of my original question? I should not thank people? – Boris_yo Jul 30 '12 at 15:49
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The how would be to find an adapter that accepts and properly grounds a French CEE 7/5 plug to any other plug, then find an adapter from that plug to the Israeli SI-32 plug. Or just find a direct adapter, though I couldn't find any such thing.

Alternatively, buy an Israeli plug, cut off the French plug, and wire in the Israeli plug in its place. If you're not planning on taking the appliance out of Israel at any time, that might be easier.

All the adapters I saw did not have the fixed male grounding pin that the French plug relies on for its ground connection. Perhaps they would make a connection between their center ground and the metal around the pinhole, but I don't know.

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Great answer too. – Chris Cudmore Jul 29 '12 at 0:33
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Adapters that properly handle grounding seem a bit rare, and stacking adapters to power a heating appliance makes me nervous. I recommend finding a repair plug locally and replacing the French plug as JW Sherman suggests. – bcworkz Jul 29 '12 at 1:12
@bcworkz Philips is against DIY and replacing plug at all. Manual says that if power cord is damaged, refer to local Philips authorized repair center or at least authorized dealer. – Boris_yo Jul 29 '12 at 9:34
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@Boris_yo - it's just a liability thing. If they didn't say that, and you modified it, and something bad happened, they would get sued. This way, they say "don't do it" so that when you do it, you are going against what they suggested and it's your fault not theirs. – Steven Jul 30 '12 at 17:05
It now hit me that EU plug can be turned upside down to match Israeli socket. What remains is to attach protruding pin so it can reach G in socket. The only issue might be N and L because they would be switched places. – Boris_yo Aug 4 '12 at 21:54
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Cut off the plug and replace it with an Israeli plug; it's quick and easy—in fact, it was something they taught us in middle school when we were on a field trip to the local power company.

An alternative could be to buy a new cord with the Israeli plug attached, and then replace the entire cord.

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