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CLAWS??? How do these things manage to not tear out of the box when you pull a plug out?

You tighten the claws hard. They work decently, as long as the box hasn't worn out. If you don't tighten the claws hard enough first time, the socket will come out sooner or later. Repeat this a few times and there is little left of the box. Claws are used on old boxes, not on the modern ones. Modern boxes have a turnable ring holding the screws. This way you can adjust the device when fitting it, so that it levels with the floor/door/wall/whatever.

The claws have been dropped on the latest generation of devices, which means that you will have some extra work to fit them into old screwless boxes. I know some device manufacturers still stick to claws, e.g. Kopp.

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Can someone provide a good picture of a Continental device in its box and how it gets mounted and showing the claws at work? Seems very interesting.

Try taking that picture if you can [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by C-H (edited 02-27-2003).]