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Default Couple of quick electrical questions - lubrication and disposal

Clive Arthur wrote:
On 19/04/2021 16:56, SH wrote:
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.


Luxury. I grind the plug to a powder, encapsulate it in resin, then
fire it into deep space while dancing on it's grave singing Hallelujah.

:-) Quite, there are limits to what one can do.

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