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Station X · 7th Jul 2017, 9:18 pm

Switch or not I'd switch off the ring main or W.H.Y. at the MCB before removing the remains of that plug from the socket. There's no telling whether the contacts in a switched socket would have welded.

7th Jul 2017, 9:18 pm	#56
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,289	Re: Why did folk always unplug the telly at night? Switch or not I'd switch off the ring main or W.H.Y. at the MCB before removing the remains of that plug from the socket. There's no telling whether the contacts in a switched socket would have welded. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.