I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details.
Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug (non-standard),
thus incompatible. MK make a red plug (standard). I have a Scolmore
socket. Does anyone know if the red MK plug is the same or similar
shade of red?

On Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:12:11 UTC, Scott wrote:
I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details.
Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug (non-standard),
thus incompatible. MK make a red plug (standard). I have a Scolmore
socket. Does anyone know if the red MK plug is the same or similar
shade of red?

I bet the plug pin is fileable


NT

On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 11:51:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:12:11 UTC, Scott wrote:
I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details.
Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug (non-standard),
thus incompatible. MK make a red plug (standard). I have a Scolmore
socket. Does anyone know if the red MK plug is the same or similar
shade of red?

I bet the plug pin is fileable

I'm sure this would contravene some aspect of Wiring Regs.

This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have used
when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugs all different
colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of course. Red, yellow
Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply leads that disappear
between shelves.
Brian

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 11:51:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:12:11 UTC, Scott wrote:
I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details.
Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug (non-standard),
thus incompatible. MK make a red plug (standard). I have a Scolmore
socket. Does anyone know if the red MK plug is the same or similar
shade of red?

I bet the plug pin is fileable

I'm sure this would contravene some aspect of Wiring Regs.

On 28/10/2018 23:17, Brian Gaff wrote:
This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have used
when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugs all different
colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of course. Red, yellow
Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply leads that disappear
between shelves.
Brian

I have a number of those plugs. Made by Volex. Mine were free, as they'd
been used for testing (one part of my father's job was manager over the
test lab).

SteveW

In article ,
Brian Gaff wrote:
This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have
used when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugs all
different colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of
course. Red, yellow Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply
leads that disappear between shelves.

Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

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On 28/10/2018 23:17, Brian Gaff wrote:
This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have used
when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugs all different
colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of course. Red, yellow
Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply leads that disappear
between shelves.

I had a white one disintegrate on a steamer once, so I opened the drawer
below and found a yellow one. I don't know where it came from, but it
was one of the old type without sleeving on the L and N pins. I'd never
seen a coloured plug before (unless you regard cream or black as colours).

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On 29/10/2018 00:14, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Brian Gaff wrote:
This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have
used when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugs all
different colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of
course. Red, yellow Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply
leads that disappear between shelves.

Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

newshound wrote:

Dave Plowman wrote:

I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though.

The flexible nylon dymo tape sticks much better to curved surfaces and
doesn't peel off after a few months.

In article ,
newshound wrote:
Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

Probably not to 'rubber' plugs. But does to the fairly standard hard
plastic types.

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On 10/29/2018 8:50 AM, newshound wrote:
On 29/10/2018 00:14, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article
Â*Â*Â* Brian Gaff wrote:
This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have
used when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugsÂ* all
different colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of
course. Red, yellow Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply
leads that disappear between shelves.

Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

The Brother label makers work well, and even come in a variety of
colours. I've had no problem with 'stickitivity'.

On Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:12:11 UTC, Scott wrote:
I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details.
Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug (non-standard),
thus incompatible. MK make a red plug (standard). I have a Scolmore
socket. Does anyone know if the red MK plug is the same or similar
shade of red?

A red one used to be made that had no fuse.
We used it for portable Xray machines.

On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:28:38 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

On Sunday, 28 October 2018 18:12:11 UTC, Scott wrote:
I know there is considerable knowledge here about obscure details.
Scolmore make a red socket (standard) and a red plug (non-standard),
thus incompatible. MK make a red plug (standard). I have a Scolmore
socket. Does anyone know if the red MK plug is the same or similar
shade of red?

A red one used to be made that had no fuse.
We used it for portable Xray machines.

There seems to be a 'Hospital Property' one and a standard one.

On 29/10/2018 12:50, newshound wrote:
On 29/10/2018 00:14, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Brian Gaff wrote:
This thread reminded me of something Woolworth used to sell that I have
used when I could see. You could get a pack of 13amp plugsÂ* all
different colours, back in the days when they were not fitted of
course. Red, yellow Blue and Green. Ideal for all those power supply
leads that disappear between shelves.

Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

The traditional, thick, plastic Dymo-tape that you punched letters into
didn't stick well and often tried to lift in the middle and curl up. The
modern (thermal?) printing type with the thin, flexible tape seems to
stick very well.

SteveW

In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

The traditional, thick, plastic Dymo-tape that you punched letters into
didn't stick well and often tried to lift in the middle and curl up. The
modern (thermal?) printing type with the thin, flexible tape seems to
stick very well.

What I meant. Haven't seen the punch type for ages.

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Chris French wrote:

Dave Plowman wrote:

Steve Walker wrote:

The traditional, thick, plastic Dymo-tape that you punched letters into

Haven't seen the punch type for ages.

I had a one of the punch type ones when I was a kid.

Same here, I still have a reel of tape, but not the labeller

"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

The traditional, thick, plastic Dymo-tape that you punched letters into
didn't stick well and often tried to lift in the middle and curl up. The
modern (thermal?) printing type with the thin, flexible tape seems to
stick very well.

What I meant. Haven't seen the punch type for ages.


I had a one of the punch type ones when I was a kid. I went round
labelling various things and there are a couple of things still
kicking around in my parents garage that still have the labels
attached :-)
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Chris French wrote:
I had a one of the punch type ones when I was a kid. I went round
labelling various things and there are a couple of things still
kicking around in my parents garage that still have the labels
attached :-)

Do you remember the coin in the slot label makers you found in stations,
etc? Embossed aluminium?

How things have moved on with the printer ones. ;-)

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On 30/10/2018 10:53, Andy Burns wrote:
Chris French wrote:

Dave Plowman wrote:

Steve Walker wrote:

The traditional, thick, plastic Dymo-tape that you punched letters into

Haven't seen the punch type for ages.

I had a one of the punch type ones when I was a kid.

Same here, I still have a reel of tape, but not the labeller

my favourite use of that tape was on a piece of equipment where the
serial number was written that way: "P001"

"Chris French" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
Assuming you can remember what colour goes where. ;-)
I prefer a Dymo label these days.

Doesn't stick well on all plugs though. I use Sipa paint markers or
Tulip fabric paint.

The traditional, thick, plastic Dymo-tape that you punched letters into
didn't stick well and often tried to lift in the middle and curl up. The
modern (thermal?) printing type with the thin, flexible tape seems to
stick very well.

What I meant. Haven't seen the punch type for ages.


I had a one of the punch type ones when I was a kid. I went round
labelling various things and there are a couple of things still
kicking around in my parents garage that still have the labels
attached :-)

Yeah, I had one when building the house in the very early 70s and
one of the kids wanted his name on one. Then had nowhere to stick
it, so he stuck it on the door of the fridge. Its still there today, even
tho I stopped using that fridge more than a decade ago now.

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