On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:12:36 +0100,it is alleged that ":::Jerry::::"
spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:


"John Cartmell" wrote in message
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In article ,
EricP wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:39:36 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
babbled like a waterfall and said:

In article
ews.net,
:::Jerry:::: wrote:
And when there were different sizes of plugs, what was to
stop an
idiot using a five amp one for a 3 kW heater?


True, but then the final protection would trip...

You weren't around in the days of those radial circuits? It was
common to
see both 5 and 15 amp plugs on the same circuit.

And nails in the fuse box

And irons plugged into ceiling lights.


Apart from education, the non supply of bayonet plugs and the
correctly rated protection of those circuits, what is there to stop
some idiot doing that today ?

Nothing, also, irons then were probably 750w maximum, and not earthed,
so technically other than the mechanical stress on the pendant
fixture, nothing was wrong with doing that. Remember, older
lampholders were more solidly built and could probably handle up to 5
amps without a major issue.

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