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How to wire a 1970's plug...

Lisa Miles
Just seen this and thought I'd share with you...


As part of the IET's 'Exploring the Archives' feature, my colleague Asha Gage‍ from the Archives Team gives us a quick look at an unusual item in the IET Archives. A tea towel from the 1970's made to help the public to understand the changes in wiring. ?

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    This thread caused one of those 'Forum Moments' for me this morning. As I scrolled down the homepage I saw Lisa's title 'How to wire a 1970's plug...' followed by Kelly Marie's 'I must admit I tend to put things in to soak for hours then leave them to dry overnite it's not really a problem as there'...' ?

    I know that things sometimes go off topc but at first glance that seemed extreme.

    Best regards

    Roger 


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    Nope we don`t usually need to put a plug(top) to soak before fitting it.

    Mind you did you see how Mr Bean screwed the plug on the TV? ------ And, it worked! LOL.
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    Hey Roger my comments were in response to another post about draining boards right above my post so you see I was just replying to another comment yes I know not really an electrical matter as such but does the odd non technical post really matter that much?
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    I wasn't complaining about your post, I was just amused by the Forum format that shows the initial and the latest posts together. Almost all threads drift off topic and this can cause some strange combinations ?


    Best regards


    Roger
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    Government information leaflet from the late 1960s when Harmonized Colours were first agreed.
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      It only took another 40+ years for fixed installations to follow suit

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    Ok yes I agree sometimes some odd combos do come up still look on the bright side stops things getting to stade
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    Hmm 40+ years. We were told it would never happen, it was only the flexes. Well I suppose that to about half the population that were told never it became never because those folks have now expired.


    I keep getting told we will never change back to our proper colours R Y B but now I live in hope
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    The proper colours are red, white and blue. The white became yellow due to the problems in getting a decent white rubber.


    Best regards


    Roger
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    White didn`t stay very white in industry at the time so I think that might have some bearing on it becomming yellow.


    I think they should have had the decency to change the union flag at the same time from R W B to R Y B though.


    I just do not like all this Brn Bk Gry millarky
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    ebee:

    Hmm 40+ years. We were told it would never happen, it was only the flexes. Well I suppose that to about half the population that were told never it became never because those folks have now expired.


    I keep getting told we will never change back to our proper colours R Y B but now I live in hope




    I'm not sure that the enboldened statement is correct. It was my understanding a period of time would elapse agreed as part of our integration with Europe, between the change of colour of flexes to Brown, Blue and green/yellow and the next change of the UK's fixed wiring to the new colours.

    Personally we should dump the new phase colours and have them all coloured brown with identification markings at the ends. (for those who believe that the instigation of, you know what, will cause the rise of the new British Empire then perhaps we could colour them Pink.)


    Legh

     

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