"N_Cook" <diverse@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Dave Plowman (News) <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> 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.
>>
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>>
>> Dave Plowman dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
London SW
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>
> One general thing to be aware of these Anglepoise lamps. Well the
stronger
> ,
> older , all metal ones.
> Make sure all the little rubber grommets are present and correct, not
> perished, at each of the channel holes that the mains cable p*****
> through.
>
>
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> Diverse Devices, Southampton, England
> electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on
> http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/
>
>
I was a little concerned that these would not still fit, when I put the 3
core cable in, but they did, just fine.
And to Baron. I've had the thing a long long time. It's an orange one that
came from BHS originally, but a genuine Terry's Anglepoise, none-the-less.
Before that, I had the even earlier one with the black 'flying saucer'
shade. I can't remember what happened to that one. Over the years, it has
had much work done on it, but I'm pretty sure that it never had anything
other than a 2 core plastic cable on it. I can't imagine that I would ever
have replaced a three core with a 2 core. The old black one had plaited
cotton-covered rubber cable as I recall, but I still don't remember that
one
being earthed, either.
Arfa
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