On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:34:17 +0000, sponix wrote:

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:54:27 GMT, Chris Hodges
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield wrote:

I have somewhere in my 'museum' a weird and wonderful adaptor plug which
required no tools to fit to the cable, other than a means to strip the
cable. The wires connected by a spring clip arrangement and once fitted
(the really clever part) it could be plugged into a 5amp, 15amp or 13amp
socket with or without earth pin. You just selected the particular pin

I've got a similar universal plug with screw terminals. It was very
useful when doing stage lighting with a 13A socket on the other end.

The other old thing that has come in handy and is probably banned now is
a 2:1 bayonet light socket adaptor with one of the sockets switched.

I think bayonet adaptors are banned full stop.

I have a bayonet plug that my mum used eons ago to power her vacuum
cleaner (!) It's marked "Empire made"!

I now use it for Xmas lights.

sponix

When I were a lad (70's) we used to have our fairy lights for Christmas
on a BC plug. Usually into a spare table lamp on the ground, but sometimes
IIRC off a BC 2 way adaptor on an in-use table lamp.

Ah the memories. The BC 2 way was also used on our landing - had a night
bulb and a regular bulb, Dad would turn off the full power bulb leaving
the night light on.

Tim