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Tractorfan · 15th Oct 2018, 11:11 am

Hi,
I have a box of old UK plugs which have been kept in a plastic storage box in the cellar. Among them is a 'Sanders' 15 amp plug with sleeved pins. Said sleeves have swollen badly due to damp, which makes me wonder what they were made from? Something organic, no doubt, but what?
I also have a Sanders 5 amp plug with red sleeves. These have also swollen, but not as badly as the white ones on the other plug.
All the other plugs are OK, but these have definitely suffered.
Cheers, Pete.

15th Oct 2018, 11:11 am	#1
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,184	Sanders plug suffering the effects of damp. Hi, I have a box of old UK plugs which have been kept in a plastic storage box in the cellar. Among them is a 'Sanders' 15 amp plug with sleeved pins. Said sleeves have swollen badly due to damp, which makes me wonder what they were made from? Something organic, no doubt, but what? I also have a Sanders 5 amp plug with red sleeves. These have also swollen, but not as badly as the white ones on the other plug. All the other plugs are OK, but these have definitely suffered. Cheers, Pete. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."