"Bill" wrote in message
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In message , charles
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In article , H. Neary
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A visual inspection finds virtually everything.

That depends on how thorough you are. Do you open the plug top and check
the terminals?


I do open every plug and check the terminals, even on new, out of the box,
equipment, which a lot of places accept as OK because it is new.

Fuses are normally correct.
The number I find that have not been tightened fully is low.
But there are a lot that have the wires incorrectly cut to length so that
in the event of the cable grip failing they will pull out in the wrong
order. Frequently they are all cut to the same length which can give the
effect of them pulling loose in the order of E N L which is totally
"A bout T"

Makes a lot more sense to not have fused plug tops so you
can use molded plug tops instead and just check that they
are wired correctly if you are that paranoid.