On 12/12/2014 09:10, Brian Gaff wrote:
Its very funny, cos my old original 1939 one with wire fuses was made of
metal with little bakalite covers for the fuses. Some plastics do not burn
but do melt and give off nasty fumes as they do so. I always thought it was
a bad idea to use anything that can be toxic.
Brian


I think you mean don't burn by themselves as all the common plastics
will burn if you supply heat (from a bad joint for instance).