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MrBungle · 18th Apr 2019, 12:45 am

I've just had a cheap one pack in on me. I've lost the right three sockets.

I currently have 12 sockets under the bench. They are two 6-way blocks each on the end of a 5m lead. I calculated I can get away with 10 sockets without too much difficulty. Max power being pulled across both is about 300W at any time so not a lot.

Does anyone know of a brand that doesn't sell rubbish? I can only find slightly dodgy ones or ones with very short leads on the Internet.

I did consider buying some timber offcut and sticking 5 back boxes on it and putting some MK switched sockets on that then running a 13A feed to it from the socket. At least if one of the sockets packs in then I can nip off to screwfix and sort it. Any wisdom appreciated.

18th Apr 2019, 12:45 am	#1
MrBungle Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: London, UK. Posts: 3,687	Decent socket blocks? I've just had a cheap one pack in on me. I've lost the right three sockets. I currently have 12 sockets under the bench. They are two 6-way blocks each on the end of a 5m lead. I calculated I can get away with 10 sockets without too much difficulty. Max power being pulled across both is about 300W at any time so not a lot. Does anyone know of a brand that doesn't sell rubbish? I can only find slightly dodgy ones or ones with very short leads on the Internet. I did consider buying some timber offcut and sticking 5 back boxes on it and putting some MK switched sockets on that then running a 13A feed to it from the socket. At least if one of the sockets packs in then I can nip off to screwfix and sort it. Any wisdom appreciated.