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How To Wire a Plug
Bluechip:
John
Don't know about St. Helens. My stint was from Jan 1960 to Jun. 1962, when I went in the RAF.
I think all Instructors of the time were specially selected, harsh but fair ... same can be said of Area Bombing I suppose :D
Yup, we used Mercury Arc Rectifiers etc. And their big brothers, Ignitrons. Used to frighten the life out of me. Hideous things ..
The first transistors I used were the GEX series IIRC. Dead as soon as you picked them up. Valves we used on instrumentation were often ECC81.
Ah Nixie tubes, decatrons, ... all the old stuff.. still some sites on the WWW using them, God knows why ?
We are ancient, some of us more than others ... :thumbup: but still ticking... slowly ...
Gone a bit :offtopic: I think.
Dave BC
krv3000:
HI to start off forgive my speling thers one thing rong with your soldering :bugeye: and that is the type of fulx the type of fulx you are yousing is for pluming work and not electric work as the fulx is very crosive and by the wick a fect will go under the insulashon and start to croade the cabel
regards bob
Alan Haisley:
Darren,
--- Quote from: Darren on July 21, 2009, 06:20:25 AM ---All clamped wires creep,
It's the most common source of household electrical fires.
To see this effect go around all your sockets and check the tightness of the screws. If they have been there for some time one or two are likely to be loose.
They should all be checked periodically, but rarely is this ever done.
--- End quote ---
I suspect that in new construction - at least in the states - if you go around and check switches, outlets, and fixtures, some will already be loose. We now have areas of the country that require "arc detection breakers" that are supposed to react to this. A case of trying to use engineering to correct what I always considered a lack of craftsmanship.
Alan
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