Re: Slightly OT. Heat and a Bench Light ...

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

> In article <g4q8vq$mep$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>    Baron <baron.nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I've seen electric heaters repaired with those plastic choc-blocks
>> put
>> in them.  I once had an old lady ask me to look at one.  She said it
>> smells funny and there is something dripping out of the back.  The
>> plastic surround had almost compleatly gone and the connections were
>> hanging in mid air.  I had a go at the guy who repaired it and was
>> un-politely told to sod off........  Sadley there weren't the
>> consumer protections in those days !
> 
> There's no difference from a choc block than any other screw connector
> - like those found in sockets, etc. Make a poor connection or use an
> incorrectly rated one and it *will* give trouble.
> 
I couldn't agree more !

However I was referring to the fact that some Id10T had replaced the
original ceramic terminal block with a plastic one !  The fact that the
plastic over the course of a couple of weeks had just melted away with
the heat, rather than just a bad joint.  Its likely that the original
had one or more seized or broken grub screws, leading to its
replacement.

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Best Regards:
                     Baron.