I recently replaced a double 13 Amp. switched socket that had blown up inside. Black marks were evident by the switch on the front face plate. The D.P switches were completely ruined by an explosion. This has now apparently happened to the replacement socket. The householder reported that the socket was permanently live even with the switches turned off. The left hand outlet was showing a healthy 240 Volts and correct polarity, but the right hand socket was showing a missing Neutral.
This double socket supplies two armchairs with motors to adjust them to a comfortable position. The two chairs have power supplies that supply the chairs at 12 Volts I believe. They are connected through a 4 way trailing socket.
Is it possible that the power supplies have electronic circuitry that causes a high Voltage when switched off that could cause damage to a supply mains socket internals?
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