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Oldcodger · 22nd Feb 2019, 11:45 pm

I always remember the old GPO/PO(T) spec ( possibly in EI/TI format) on how to wire a 13A plug. "The live wire , red ( brown in todays world), should be the shortest. Next the neutral wire( blue in today's world) ,should be a bit longer . Then the Earth , green ( green/yellow in today's world) , should be slacker. " . The reasoning was that if the wire was strained, then the live would part from the plug ( disconecting the equipment) first, followed by the neutral , leaving the equipment connected to earth ( and hopefully safe) till the last moment.

22nd Feb 2019, 11:45 pm	#133
Oldcodger Nonode Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 2,181	Re: Modern MK Safety Plug. Not impressed I always remember the old GPO/PO(T) spec ( possibly in EI/TI format) on how to wire a 13A plug. "The live wire , red ( brown in todays world), should be the shortest. Next the neutral wire( blue in today's world) ,should be a bit longer . Then the Earth , green ( green/yellow in today's world) , should be slacker. " . The reasoning was that if the wire was strained, then the live would part from the plug ( disconecting the equipment) first, followed by the neutral , leaving the equipment connected to earth ( and hopefully safe) till the last moment.