On 15/03/2019 11:09, Terry Casey wrote:
In article 63cdacc4-2fb5-4e8f-8432-098591ca6b19
says...
I've not encountered a lot of connectors on the appliance, but IMLE they mostly failed.
Some had bare pins sticking out, though a lot were as you say shrouded. Shrouded connectors were frequently touchable live when part-way in.
I spent 9 years repairing radios and TVs from 1960 - 69, so
saw a wide variety of sets dating back to the early/mid 50s
from numerous manufacturers and never saw a set with exposed
pins. The connectors were all variants of a 5A 2 pin flex
connector, which is exactly what we used on the bench - the
manufacturers special version never left the customer's home.

I recall leaning on the front of a military transmitter sometime in the
70s - it may well have been 50s vintage.

I recall it because there were three live mains pins on the front. It hurt.

Andy