Actually I had one recently that seemed intermittent when plugs were in it.
I had assumed it was just that the springyness of the contacts had reduced,
so took it apart to see if I could respring them. However what had happened
was that the plastic making up the bottom of the socket bar was crumbling
away, and cracking where the pressure from the contacts had been. Nothing
for it but the bin sadly. Not enough long tirm environmental testing,
obviously.
I suppose if these things never died, nobody would buy a new one?
Brian

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On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:57:19 -0000, GB wrote:

Just a minor warning: I had an extension lead on my desktop, in a sunny
position. I've just thrown it out, as the plastic has crumbled away.
Potentially very dangerous, as the conductors were showing.

Only dangerous to someone so unobservant not to see it happening. Anyway,
don't you have those namby pamby circuit breakers?

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