Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of (original) 1969
new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note the green wires:-

http://www.bugs.110mb.com/earth.gif
(its about 400kb)

and I think twice about adding a junction box...

Geo

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and I think twice about adding a junction box...

So should this bunch...

http://electrical-contractor.net/ubb...ML/001074.html

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"Geo" wrote in message
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Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of (original)
1969
new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note the green wires:-

http://www.bugs.110mb.com/earth.gif
(its about 400kb)

and I think twice about adding a junction box...

Geo

Chill out! I've seen much worse. At least you seem to have a good solid
electrical connection there. g

In article , rrh
writes

"Geo" wrote in message
.. .
Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of (original)
1969
new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note the green wires:-

http://www.bugs.110mb.com/earth.gif
(its about 400kb)

and I think twice about adding a junction box...

Geo

Chill out! I've seen much worse. At least you seem to have a good solid
electrical connection there. g

My thoughts exactly, my current fave is lead sheathed cable with barely
tightened earth continuity clamps or a bit of stranded wire loosely twisted
round the sheath for continuity.

or installing a few computers in a mate's new office and getting a few
tingles off the cases, no earth, sorry not true, bit of loosely twisted tinned
stranded wire round a bit of rusty conduit at the incomer to the office as
the earth.
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"Geo" wrote in message
...
Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of (original)
1969
new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note the green wires:-

http://www.bugs.110mb.com/earth.gif
(its about 400kb)

and I think twice about adding a junction box...

Geo

Seems fine for the time to me. Earth wires were not even required for
ceiling lights in the 60's. Often seen wall lights of the time fitted with L
& N from lighting circuit and a single earth wire from the nearest socket

Tony

In article ,
Geo wrote:
Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of
(original) 1969 new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note
the green wires:-

Seems strange they didn't use TW&E which was available in those days,
especially on a new build where you'd expect it to be bought in rather
than from stock - indeed many just cut off the earth wire for lighting
installations before it became mandatory.

http://www.bugs.110mb.com/earth.gif
(its about 400kb)

and I think twice about adding a junction box...

A well twisted connection using solid core can be quite reliable - it's
how telephone cable was jointed for years.

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A well twisted connection using solid core can be quite reliable - it's
how telephone cable was jointed for years.

Ah, the PO splice!

Dave

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