On 27/04/2018 23:07, Andy Burns wrote:
Max Demian wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:

ARW wrote:

It's an ES fitting!

I retract the bit about L+N not mattering too much.

Why does it matter?

Because you don't want the large area of screw-cap to be live and the
small end contact to be neutral, if someone's changing a lamp with it
switched on.

Bloody Yanks!

Don't they have reversible mains plugs anyway?

You shouldn't rely on neutral to be neutral.

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Max Demian