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Default Surface mount sockets

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article o.uk,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 18 May 2010 12:18:59 +0100, Jim wrote:


Since chasing the wall would look ugly, I'm trying to find something
which is surface mounted and that will look vaguely industrial/old
fashioned rather than tacky and white plastic.


Old metal conduit rescued from a skip?


Isn't MICC/Pyro a bit of skill to terminate?


Great fun. Can be done easily DIY with care and no special tools. Just
takes longer. Think it's in the FAQ, how to.


Just to be clear on this point, you absolutely *must* megger each piece
of pyro/micc after you have potted it but before it is terminated. It is
*not* suitable for DIY if you don't have access to a 500V insulation tester.