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Lost Electrical Skills. Rough Justice.

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I went to give an estimate today. Fuse board renewal. A holiday chalet. Some family members had stayed, aged early 20s. A rewireable fuse had previously blown on a lighting circuit. The young guests had no idea how to replace the fuse wire even though  a new fuse wire card was there.


 I am feeling very old. I am listening to Bananarama's "Rough Justice," 12 inch version, 1984.

It still sounds good on vinyl.


Fuse wire is dead....long live fuse wire.


Oh, to be young again.


Z.




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    B22 lamp holder plugs are still made and are sold on fleabay and the like.

    I used dozens only a few years ago, to plug Christmas lights into high level decorative fittings. Each fitting contained four lamps, each 40 watt candle type. For Christmas, two lamps were removed and two sets of Christmas lights plugged in with B22 plugs.


    Use for clothes irons, toasters and other class one appliance is hopefully almost extinct.


    In my youth, I made some Christmas lights rated at 160 volts, 75 watts. 20 volt 3 watt lamps, 8 lamps in series to make 160 volts, and three strings to total about 75 watts. 

    The purpose of these is left to the reader.
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    B22 lamp holder plugs are still made and are sold on fleabay and the like.

    I used dozens only a few years ago, to plug Christmas lights into high level decorative fittings. Each fitting contained four lamps, each 40 watt candle type. For Christmas, two lamps were removed and two sets of Christmas lights plugged in with B22 plugs.


    Use for clothes irons, toasters and other class one appliance is hopefully almost extinct.


    In my youth, I made some Christmas lights rated at 160 volts, 75 watts. 20 volt 3 watt lamps, 8 lamps in series to make 160 volts, and three strings to total about 75 watts. 

    The purpose of these is left to the reader.
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