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Old 22nd Feb 2021, 8:34 pm   #9
duncanlowe
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Default Re: Switched Plug failure

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Originally Posted by Mooly View Post
Have you spotted the actual problem though...

the arm with the palladium (is that what they use?) contact is inverted. The electrical contact is being made with the bare underside where the contact is riveted through.

I have another white plug the same and on that it is correct. I also have 5 of the black versions in use and they seem OK as well. Two out of three in error for the white ones isn't good.

You can see here on a black one the correct fitting with the contact point 'downward' toward its waiting other half.
Well spotted. When you compare the OP and yours, I can see it. I will check mine at some point. One is really easy to find as I've been using it in the lab today.
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