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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
Socket burnt out means nothing until inspection, it may simply be a
loose cable.

It could be a cheap nasty socket with a sliver of bent brass carrying
the 13A. BS marks seem to get onto anything with square pins these
days.

Those original MK surface mount 13 amp sockets (and the matching plug)
used to cook too. As anyone who's removed them when re-wiring will have
found. Usually plenty scorch marks.

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