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7th Sep 2016, 8:20 am | #321 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
I wonder how popular they are ?
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7th Sep 2016, 1:47 pm | #322 |
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7th Sep 2016, 5:18 pm | #323 |
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8th Sep 2016, 10:57 pm | #324 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
Hi,
At the bottom of the photo are my WG switched plugs with neon indicators. At the top left is a Duraplug with coloured sleeved pins and capable of taking four flexibles and is rated at 5amps. This also has a neon lamp. The third item is a 'Sunvic simmerstat' plug. Cheers, Pete.
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22nd Sep 2016, 7:44 pm | #325 | |
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22nd Sep 2016, 8:13 pm | #326 | |
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16th Oct 2016, 11:07 pm | #327 |
Tetrode
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
Ref post 199 - those hard plugs with coloured pins are quite commonplace n my neck of the woods, more often than not supplied loose but I have seen them on some appliances. Many of the suppliers my work uses supply them loose. They are of good stout quality compared to many! it is surprising what some of us see more of that others don't and vice versa!I have a few items I understood to be very rare, yet a friend often comes across them!
Traditionally the 80's duraplugs had the coloured pins, more recently however they have gone black (and are also now made in Malaysia and have a silly price tag on them for a plug!) On to my post, here is the unused part of my collection...a few are attached to items but I will get them photographed in the next few days as they are of interest. Of particular note in this pile is the bottom row, first from Left. it is the WG shape but branded "Thorn" - as if it came with or off some kind of lighting equipment? I have this shape branded EMELEC on something too. On the same row we have an MEM one that I haven't seen elsewhere too. In the second row up we have the branded plugs which we have all seen before; Granada, BBC, BT and Post Office - incidentally if you have an excess of the BBC plugs, put them on eBay. We recently sold 4 for £15 each. Ridiculous but true. On the right we have a few plugs and sockets, notably the unused MK 1 amp lock connector. My final point of interest lays with the switched MK plugs on the right. These two say "AC ONLY" underneath them. Seems odd but I suppose at this point, DC was still in use? Hope of interest!
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17th Oct 2016, 12:58 pm | #328 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
From memory the rubber plugs with coloured live/neutral pin-sleeves were *PERMA* plug not *DURA* plug brand.
[In the rubber-mains-plug world there was also "Hercules", which I recall as being a Woolworths/Winfield-only product: not quite as good as Duraplug but a bit cheaper]. |
17th Oct 2016, 1:30 pm | #329 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
I have a Hercules fitted on my Hoover Constellation. The live /neutral pins tend to point towards each other so they are too close together, you have to flex the plug as you insert it into the socket. It is white(-ish!) in colour. I recently bought a hair curler for 50p to get the blue Hercules attached. I have also seen red, and yellow, examples.
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17th Oct 2016, 2:42 pm | #330 | |
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I also have a Hercules pictured above, In surprisingly good condition!
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19th Oct 2016, 12:07 am | #331 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
Sorry to dig this back up. Just spotted two more modern Malaysian made Duraplugs with coloured pins. So I guess it's not necessarily age related...
Also on the subject I came across these today that I forgot I had! New old stock. They have the early W.W.Haffenden stamp inside the Lid, but have the later hard plastic base and plastic cord grip (as opposed to full rubber and paper grip) I had no idea these were actually white. All the ones I have seen in use have always been badly yellowed, and I just assumed they came out of the factory in a more of white colour.
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19th Oct 2016, 4:29 am | #332 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
Re post 216, and the "AC only" marking on a switched 13 amp plug.
Yes DC was still in use when 13 amp plugs were introduced. IIRC though 13 amp plugs and sockets were only intended to be used on AC supplies. The switches in 13 amp sockets were only designed for AC supplies, and wiring regs required that sockets for DC incorporate switches. The idea was that the presence of a 13 amp socket would indicate to a non-technical person that the supply was 50 cycles AC in the 220 volt to 240 volt range, and that any modern appliance equipped with a matching plug could be used without further investigation. It was accepted that DC supplies would remain in use, as would AC at non standard frequencies, and voltages of less than 220, but such installations would be equipped with older types of socket. |
10th Jul 2018, 9:17 pm | #333 |
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Did any other companies use the binding post terminations rather than barrel and screw? Slightly more difficult to make a good job of connecting but very satisfying when done just so- especially with something a bit recalcitrant like 2.5mm T&E!
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27th Aug 2018, 2:42 pm | #334 |
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"Rock"-brand 13A mains plug.
I know there are somer hardcore Plugologists on this forum, so here we go - a "Rock" branded plug acquired on a car-boot-sale radio today.
Un-sleeved live/neutral pins, Woolworth-branded 13A fuse concealed within. I'm guessing it's from the 1960s or 1970s. The spectral rendition of my phone's camera fails to reproduce the curiously-unattractive Duck-Egg-Blue colour. I remember this colour being popular in my youth for toilets/washbasins/baths; it was also the default colour for the gruesome East-german "Trabant". Anyone know the history of Rock? And why they made a plug the same colour as a toilet? Last edited by G6Tanuki; 27th Aug 2018 at 2:49 pm. |
27th Aug 2018, 3:24 pm | #335 |
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Re: "Rock"-brand 13A mains plug.
Based in Brentford, Middx also made lampholders and adaptors. Later merged with Ashley.
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27th Aug 2018, 3:29 pm | #336 |
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Re: "Rock"-brand 13A mains plug.
That is a fine plug, a bit of style in its shape too.
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27th Aug 2018, 7:10 pm | #337 | |
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Re: "Rock"-brand 13A mains plug.
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Manufacturer of electrical accessories (plugs, lampholders, etc.). Later merged with Ashley. Ashley Accessories Ltd, Morecambe Road, Ulvertson, Cumbria (in 1964 & 82). Maker of electrical witing accessories. Later merged with the “Rock” brand. Ashley Rock is now part of the Hager group. |
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27th Aug 2018, 7:31 pm | #338 | |
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Re: "Rock"-brand 13A mains plug.
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[Ponders if Rock did any other oddly-coloured plugs? ] |
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27th Aug 2018, 10:32 pm | #339 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
I've got one of those in white/cream, but would assume that is a more common colour.
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27th Aug 2018, 11:13 pm | #340 |
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Re: 13A Plugs old and not so old
Got one in red. It was bought in Woolworths around 40 to 50 years ago.
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