"EricP" wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:59:55 +0100, "Peter Phillips" pfphillips
wrote:

Hi. I connected up a new halogen lamp to a six-way socket array. A minute
or
so later there was a phut, then, after a few seconds, the halogen lamp
went
out. I tried to switch off the mains socket, but it seems to be stuck. So
I
just pulled out the six-way socket array, and plugged it in somewhere
else.
It's ok.

(The fuse cupboard looks normal. I don't think anything has tripped.)

So, what could have happened to the frozen switch? How can I fix it?

Thanks.

Open it up and see if the contacts have welded together. That's the
only instance of a stuck switch I have ever encountered.

Obviously turn the power off before probing in the thing.


And if they have welded, call an electrician?

Suppose I tap the switch with a hammer. Any chance the weld will snap apart?