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Default Couple of quick electrical questions - lubrication and disposal

On 19/04/2021 16:42, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Monday, 19 April 2021 at 13:38:15 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
Firstly disposal.
I have some memory that if you were to chuck away an electrical appliance
you should first cut the plug off.
However a cut off moulded plug itself seems dodgy as it could be plugged
in and have a live connection.


Very dodgy - in fact has killed a toddler in the past.


I would personally use a pair of mole grips to physically break the 3
pins off the moulded plug.

Then I would break the Live and neutral pins into two pieces each.

Once the moulded plug has been stripped of its 3 pins, I would then cut
the moulded plug off the cable.