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Tractorfan · 9th Aug 2010, 8:15 pm

Hi,
The council house built in 1953 that I was born & brought up in (1954) had the unswitched version of the MK socket shown in post 33. There were just four in the whole house

I've still got a couple from when it was rewired in the eighties. The earth connection was unusual in that it was a metal strip about half an inch long with two screws that trapped the earth wire. L&N terminals were conventional.
I think the council provided some MK plugs too.
Cheer de Pete

PS, Love this thread

9th Aug 2010, 8:15 pm	#37
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,183	Re: Unusual BS1363 Socket Designs Hi, The council house built in 1953 that I was born & brought up in (1954) had the unswitched version of the MK socket shown in post 33. There were just four in the whole house I've still got a couple from when it was rewired in the eighties. The earth connection was unusual in that it was a metal strip about half an inch long with two screws that trapped the earth wire. L&N terminals were conventional. I think the council provided some MK plugs too. Cheer de Pete PS, Love this thread __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."