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Geo wrote:
Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of
(original) 1969 new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note
the green wires:-

Seems strange they didn't use TW&E which was available in those days,
especially on a new build where you'd expect it to be bought in rather
than from stock - indeed many just cut off the earth wire for lighting
installations before it became mandatory.

http://www.bugs.110mb.com/earth.gif
(its about 400kb)

and I think twice about adding a junction box...

A well twisted connection using solid core can be quite reliable - it's
how telephone cable was jointed for years.

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