"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Rob wrote:
Came across this on another newsgroup:

http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?opt...es-the-uk-plug -

Seems just the thing to at least start to tidy up the plug/socket
proliferation I have - 11 at the TV/hifi for example.

Wonder just how well something with rotating pins would survive? But it
certainly looks a good idea. Although not many will be willing to hack off
their plugs to fit it. So it would need to be taken up as OE by somebody.

ISTR something similar for low current appliances - is it still made?

I've got some inline distribution boards that take 6 plugs similar to IEC
ones. But haven't seen them for a while. But my main installation dates
back to before everything came with a fitted plug - so I dunno if I'd use
that system now.

Rob

OT (cont'd) Also came across this:

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Radio 4 this morning:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today...00/8398753.stm

'A singing toy mouse has been recalled after complaints that it sings
the words "paedophile, paedophile", the Sun reports. Listen to the song
played on the Today programme.'

It did indeed sound like paedophile to me - but not apparently to the
presenter.

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*How many roads must a man travel down before he admits he is lost?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

QED used to sell a distribution panel which took small plugs similar to
IECs, but without the shroud. Then they were modified to have a tab which
opened the socket shutters. By cutting off the tab, the later plugs as well
as the originals could interchange with an IEC mains outlet, albeit without
shrouds round the pins.

Considering that professionally, IEC mains distribution panels are
commonplace, there will be one or more in any equipment rack, I'm surprised
no enterprising Foo-merchant (RA for example?) has thought of dusting them
with fairy-powder, quadrupling the price and selling them as the latest
audiophile accessory....Gold-plated MKs are so last year....

S.