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Old 14th Mar 2021, 6:12 pm   #8
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Default Re: Odd Mains Plug.

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Originally Posted by Dave Moll View Post

How we all differ from one another - I hated those as I always found it difficult to get the wire to sit neatly round the terminal as it was tightened.
The problem with the construction of that range of plugs, was was the brass nut with the split slot that secured the earth and neutral pins eventually worked lose, and in the absence of a special tool to tighten it properly you had to improvise.

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