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#115219 08/26/03 11:43 AM
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Here's something borrowed from our Non-US area. It goes to show that Bad ol' ingenuity knows no boundaries ...

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#115220 08/27/03 01:12 PM
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Oh my God.....

un-real

#115221 08/27/03 01:41 PM
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it's you all listed! [Linked Image]

#115222 08/27/03 07:37 PM
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'Burn marks where the earth and active shorted, possibly when first installed.'

The built this sucker LIVE? Holy mackerel! [Linked Image]

#115223 08/27/03 11:19 PM
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...called to see why [it] wasn't working...

I'd be interested to know why it was working!

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it's you all listed!
ROTFL!

#115224 09/10/03 01:46 AM
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The Choice of a New Generation, eh?. [Linked Image]
The scary thing about this whole saga, is that had that piece of Aluminium not shorted inside the Outlet and blown the fuse, this socket would probably be in use today!. [Linked Image]
Another scary aspect of this socket is what would the associated isolator switch (which all our Outlets are required to have Down Under here) look like?, had one been added.

#115225 09/10/03 05:53 PM
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You're required to have switched receptacles in both Australia and New Zealand?

They're the accepted norm in Britain in residential installations, but not required.

Thumb tacks and paperclips make quite effective switches, by the way! [Linked Image]


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 09-10-2003).]

#115226 09/10/03 08:42 PM
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Trumpy:

Do you mean that each outlet has a corresponding wall-switch, in addition to the circuit breaker?

#115227 09/11/03 12:26 AM
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Back in 1986 I took a trip to Australia. Noticed that most all outlets had an intergral switch built in. However, you could still insert or remove a plug with that switch in the
"on" position. Which made it seem rather pointless as a safety thing.

#115228 09/11/03 07:05 AM
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The integral switch is a common British/Commonwealth trait. Here's a U.K. version (remember our switches are up=off!):
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