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Old October 20th 16, 02:22 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Phil Allison[_3_]
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Default old mains plugs

Eiron wrote:

Brian Gaff wrote:
Somebody who keeps old stuff has told me that these little plugs used to be
made by Bulgin back in the 1960s, but of course not any more. Probably cos
they might well be a death trap for modern elf and safety reasons.
Brian


No more dangerous than modern mains connectors in most of the world.

Is it a plug or a socket you need?
How about fixing it with epoxy putty?



** Looks like Brian is talking about these:

http://thumbs1.picclick.com/d/l400/p...-5amp-male.jpg


Has 2 x 5mm pins spaced about 18mm, or the equivalent in imperial.

At least it takes a tool to open one, unlike the nasty PowerCon mains connector which can come apart by twisting and with some effort be mated with the similar Speakon socket.


..... Phil