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Safe on the road with Ampfibian – Wanderer March 2016
Safe on the road with Ampfibian!
The Wanderer Magazine recently published an article featuring the Ampfibian MAX. It touched on some very important points surrounding safety and peace of mind while on the road (and at home!).
Preparation is everything before you hit the road, whether your trip is going to be a long or a short one. There are the cupboards to pack, the fridge to stock and making sure everything is working just fine before you set off.
Until now it has been commonplace for RV owners to make up their own power adapters to connect their RV’s 15A inlet to their 10A home powerpoint to charge their house battery and check the electrics.
Homemade plug connections, or “death leads” as they are also known (for good reason) are illegally modified equipment. Using a lead such as this is incredibly dangerous, would invalidate your RV and home insurance and could result in police charges…”
NOTE: This article features the Ampfibian MAX: the Ampfibian MINI-BLACK is New Zealand’s equivalent adaptor (weatherproof to IP44 – rain from all directions).
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Meet the Ampfibian – What Tradies Want – Aug 2015
What Tradies Want Magazine recently reviewed our company. See more below,
‘Ampfibian Pty Ltd is an Australian company that designs and manufactures personal power adapters; committed to improving electrical safety for people and businesses. In 2005, David Betterridge tried to plug his caravan in at home with zero success. He was advised to either install an expensive 15A power circuit, or make what’s referred to as an illegal death lead. In 2007, after thoroughly investigating the relevant Australian electrical standards, David successfully lobbied to have the 15A power circuit amended to the 10A connection inclusive of specific electronic hardware.’
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Safe and Convenient Power Adapters – Australian Hardware Journal – Jan 2016
The Australian Hardware Journal recently published an article on Ampfibian’s range of safe and convenient power adaptors.
‘For a long time the construction industry, tradies and handymen have been looking for a safe and convenient solution for adapting power supplies that keeps users covered by insurance and won’t be a safety hazard. Now there is a solution: Ampfibians – one for handymen and one for tradesmen. Ampfibians are Australian made 15Amp to 10Amp power and safety adaptors that let your 15A gear connect to 10A outlets safely, legally and easily.’
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Tradies Tough Test Approved – What Tradies Want – Aug 2015
What Tradies Want magazine recently tested and approved the Ampfibian.
‘Being a sparky means that I always cringe when I see some of the makeshift extension leads that come onto site. I’ve seen tape joins, crappy junctions, cut and modified leads and plus – all illegal, extremely dangerous and all disasters waiting to happen. Some people have a death wish. This is where Ampfibian have designed and made (in Australia) weatherproof industrial strength power adapters that have done the modifications you need…’
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Plug & Play – iMotorhome – Dec 2015
iMotorhome Magazine recently featured a product review on Ampfibian.
“There’s a dirty little secret in the RV world: many people make up their own adapters to connect a 15A power lead to a 10A home power socket. It’s done so they can charge up their vehicle’s house batteries, cool down the fridge before a trip and even run all the systems if using the vehicle as guest accommodation. Not only is it illegal, it’s dangerous…”
NOTE: Due to different plugs and sockets, New Zealand caravan models are the MINI-BLU (indoor/undercover use) and the MINI-BLACK (outdoor use).
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From Travellers to Tradies
Over the years more and more tradies adopted the Ampfibian MAX for use one sites to connect their 15Amp gear to 10Amp outlets. Fully certified, happily tested and tagged, they could keep working when the blokes with the dodgy “death leads” got kicked off site (and rightly so!).
Now available from Bunnings stores nationwide, Ampfibian is proud to make tradesmens’ lives safer and more convenient. Check out this great article published in “The Tradie“, which gives a detailed insight of why it’s always a good idea to use an Ampfibian!
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Security Upgrade
Due to popular demand (and because we’re trying to make the best possible product), the Ampfibian RV02-MAX has started shipping with an integrated stainless steel security bracket at no extra cost.
Perfect for use on-site and in busy caravan parks, the bracket lets you secure the product with a padlock.
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AMPFIBIAN IS TRADIE TOUGH TEST APPROVED!
We just opened our copy of What Tradies Want magazine and were stoked to find a glowing review of the Ampfibian RV02-MAX. Resident sparky Matty Page puts a number of products through their paces in real-world scenarios every issue, and he said, “These Ampfibians are very well designed, very well built, and What Tradies Want tough tested and approved”.
Not just for caravans and RVs, Ampfibians are finding a new following among tradesmen who want to adapt their 15A gear to 10A outlets, and who want that extra protection from their own personal RCD.
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Industrial Ampfibians
The weatherproof H-Class rated Ampfibian MAX platform has now been extended to include six new adapters. These allow 10A or 15A devices (welders, drills, cutters, etc.) to be connected to single and three phase outlets up to 50A. Fully certified and designed for trade and commercial use, the industrial series increases productivity and creates a safer working environment..
Available by special order from [email protected] or you can call us on +61 2 6681-1791.
Have a look at the full range here!
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WARRANTY MATTERS
One of the big benefits of buying a locally made product is the reassurance that support is never far away. A local, highly visible manufacturer is much more obligated to fulfil their post-sale obligations to their customer. We have always stood by the quality design and construction of our products, and have looked after all our buyers.
We wanted to formalise this to give our customers piece of mind, and are now officially offering a two year warranty on all Ampfibian products against manufacturing defects.