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teetoon · 18th Apr 2019, 2:08 am

Hello. I wouldn't get any of the brennenstuhl sockets. They have a very weak grip on the pins meaning the plugs fall out easily.
Far better to make your own as you said. I've got boards I made back in the 70's using real sockets and they are still going strong.
The other alternative is to search for used extension leads such as this one :https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extension...kAAOSwFIRbo9FD
Should last ages. The olson ones are great value when second hand too. Here's one of those :https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLSON-DIS...frcectupt=true
Just found another good one here : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Long-PDU-...EAAOSwGDNcZTCO
The great thing about these is they use a proper socket.
David.

18th Apr 2019, 2:08 am	#4
teetoon Heptode Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Barnstaple, N.Devon, UK. Posts: 557	Re: Decent socket blocks? Hello. I wouldn't get any of the brennenstuhl sockets. They have a very weak grip on the pins meaning the plugs fall out easily. Far better to make your own as you said. I've got boards I made back in the 70's using real sockets and they are still going strong. The other alternative is to search for used extension leads such as this one :https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extension...kAAOSwFIRbo9FD Should last ages. The olson ones are great value when second hand too. Here's one of those :https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLSON-DIS...frcectupt=true Just found another good one here : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Long-PDU-...EAAOSwGDNcZTCO The great thing about these is they use a proper socket. David. Last edited by teetoon; 18th Apr 2019 at 2:34 am.