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Old 28th Oct 2017, 2:57 pm   #20
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Default Re: Compact 4 way Mains Connector

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Originally Posted by julie_m View Post
My Dad made his own version with "LNE" connectors (the mains-rated version of XLR connectors) that may or may not have been ex-BBC. (LNE connectors are touch-proof either way around, and I believe suppliers were inconsistent with what they used for outlets and inlets ..... So much potential for hilarity .....)
I can remember my Dad saying he accidentally wired an extension for his strimmer so the flat 3 pin plug was live, but realised before he plugged it in.

When I bought a similar plug & socket combination for extending a cable & made sure I got them the same way round.

Specialist non-standard connections are worth a thread in themselves.
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