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Old 8th Jan 2013, 4:39 pm   #167
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Default Re: Another unusual plug and some other questions

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Originally Posted by unabridged View Post
wHilst I have your attention, do you have any idea why the rivet for the fuse holder is always naked underneath?
I've wondered that too.

The GEC 13-amp plugs I grew up with had the rivet to retain the fuse-clip, but the hole was packed with a yellowish semi-soft material which was something like wood-flour mixed with candle-wax.

The GEC plugs also had a little rubber protector fitted in a slot in the cable-exit hole: imagine a rectangle of rubberised canvas with a V-notch to allow the cable to exit. This only worked with thin cables (2-core flat or 'figure-of-8' twisted stuff for lamps etc) - anything thicker, like the cable for an iron or electric heater, led to the rubberised protector being discarded.

I guess GEC were more-than-obsessive about insulating things?

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