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30th May 2023, 9:37 pm | #1 |
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'Lucy' cut out.
Hi',
There was a thread recently about 'Lucy' boxes, or street pillars. I was rummaging in my junk box and unearthed this unused Lucy street lamp cut-out that I'd forgotten I had that I thought you might be interested in. Cheers, Pete.
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31st May 2023, 2:54 pm | #2 |
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Re: 'Lucy' cut out.
That's interesting Pete ..... I note no provision for an EARTH termination though ?
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31st May 2023, 3:54 pm | #3 |
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31st May 2023, 4:11 pm | #4 |
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Re: 'Lucy' cut out.
Many of the old streetlights I recall only had live and neutral feeds [run as overhead wires on insulators].
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31st May 2023, 5:12 pm | #5 |
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Re: 'Lucy' cut out.
Hi,
I seem to remember seeing inside a street lamp column many years ago when the council came round in a Ford tower van to replace failed filament lamps. I think the earth was connected to an uninsulated post, (much like the neutral bar in the cut-out) screwed to the back board alongside the cut-out and Venner time switch. Cheers, Pete.
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