There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had
succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grateful if
someone could point me to it.

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On 08/07/17 02:53, Graham. wrote:
There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had
succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grateful if
someone could point me to it.


had to search for Poundland ...

Multi socket extension lead - interesting failure mode - Sep'16
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.d...8/hKNrWLbFAgAJ

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Adrian C

I don't remember that, but have seen this sort of thing myself on very old
plugs made of that thin polypropylene stuff around the central screw.
They are the bendy ones, often with a red neon inside them.


Brian

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There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had
succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grateful if
someone could point me to it.

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Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 08/07/17 02:53, Graham. wrote:
There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had
succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grateful if
someone could point me to it.


had to search for Poundland ...

Multi socket extension lead - interesting failure mode - Sep'16
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.d...8/hKNrWLbFAgAJ

And I had some of the cheapies from CPC (from a few years ago, natch) go
the same way.

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On 08/07/2017 09:20, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 08/07/17 02:53, Graham. wrote:
There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had
succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grateful if
someone could point me to it.


had to search for Poundland ...

Multi socket extension lead - interesting failure mode - Sep'16
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.d...8/hKNrWLbFAgAJ

Interesting. Not only have both the trailing socket and the plug
obviously become very brittle, but the lead seems to have been wired
with a solid-green earth. A very cheap Chinese item not actually
conforming to any standards presumably?

SteveW

I've got some connection units made for Hi-Fi, etc. All the sheds sold
them at one time. A version of the IEC connector on a wall mounting strip
with either 4 or 6 outlets. Much neater than a 13 amp one provided you
didn't mind hacking the plugs off your equipment and changing to the
supplied ones. And most of the plugs have suffered plastic rot. Luckily, a
standard IEC fits, but doesn't look quite so tidy.

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Dave Plowman wrote:

I've got some connection units made for Hi-Fi, etc. All the sheds sold
them at one time. A version of the IEC connector on a wall mounting strip
with either 4 or 6 outlets. Much neater than a 13 amp one provided you
didn't mind hacking the plugs off your equipment and changing to the
supplied ones. And most of the plugs have suffered plastic rot. Luckily, a
standard IEC fits, but doesn't look quite so tidy.

Yes, I had one of those tucked behind the hifi units and wired into an
FCU, by the time I came to remove it, the plastic had gone crumbly.

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Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

I've got some connection units made for Hi-Fi, etc. All the sheds sold
them at one time. A version of the IEC connector on a wall mounting
strip with either 4 or 6 outlets. Much neater than a 13 amp one
provided you didn't mind hacking the plugs off your equipment and
changing to the supplied ones. And most of the plugs have suffered
plastic rot. Luckily, a standard IEC fits, but doesn't look quite so
tidy.

Yes, I had one of those tucked behind the hifi units and wired into an
FCU, by the time I came to remove it, the plastic had gone crumbly.

I've got several - but oddly only the plugs have suffered. Not like they
get hot, either.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

I've got some connection units made for Hi-Fi, etc. All the sheds sold
them at one time. A version of the IEC connector on a wall mounting strip
with either 4 or 6 outlets. Much neater than a 13 amp one provided you
didn't mind hacking the plugs off your equipment and changing to the
supplied ones. And most of the plugs have suffered plastic rot. Luckily, a
standard IEC fits, but doesn't look quite so tidy.

Yes, I had one of those tucked behind the hifi units and wired into an
FCU, by the time I came to remove it, the plastic had gone crumbly.


Me too! (sorry)

The screws holding the casing together pull out of the crumbling
plastic, most annoying. I fixed a couple by binding the case with
insulating tape but I think I've binned them all now.

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On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 09:20:08 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
wrote:

On 08/07/17 02:53, Graham. wrote:
There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had
succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grateful if
someone could point me to it.


had to search for Poundland ...

Multi socket extension lead - interesting failure mode - Sep'16
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.d...8/hKNrWLbFAgAJ

Thanks Adrian, looks like a similar plug has turned up on the
vintage-Radio.net forum.
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Graham.
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