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V.O.E.L.C.B.

It dawned on me fully today while working in an old holiday chalet circa 1940s.


The man in the next chalet was trying to use his old Black and Decker 1970s car boot sourced electric drill outside on the grass. He was making a wooden clothes hanger with wood and pegs. A jolly good job too.


I had had a quick look inside his chalet as he needs some new sockets. The  fuse box is an old cream coloured Wylex 6 way unit with fuse wire carriers. There is an old Crabtree V.O.E.L.C.B. installed before the fuse box.


As he worked in the garden drilling wood, it dawned on me that he had zero shock protection as he would if he had a R.C.C.B. installed.


It's strange how a picture speaks a thousand words.


Z.


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  • I read the T C Gilbert article can't say I completley understood it I don't think the idea of earthing a small farm motor with a stake just like he describes is allowed now is it?

    I guess it's rather like having a local TT island - as long as there are no other exposed-conductive-parts or extraneous-conductive-parts within reach, and (the equivalent of) an upstream RCD - it would just about pass today.


     
    Historical vat appears more varied than I remember - not quite 12.5% in the late 1970s.

    I recall 8% for 'essential' items and 12.5% for 'luxury' items. The categorization did seem rather arbitrary at time though.


       - Andy.
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  • I read the T C Gilbert article can't say I completley understood it I don't think the idea of earthing a small farm motor with a stake just like he describes is allowed now is it?

    I guess it's rather like having a local TT island - as long as there are no other exposed-conductive-parts or extraneous-conductive-parts within reach, and (the equivalent of) an upstream RCD - it would just about pass today.


     
    Historical vat appears more varied than I remember - not quite 12.5% in the late 1970s.

    I recall 8% for 'essential' items and 12.5% for 'luxury' items. The categorization did seem rather arbitrary at time though.


       - Andy.
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