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How Not To Wire a Plug Attached to an all-metal 1950/60's fluorescent gooseneck desk lamp, note the earth core, which is barely attached with just a couple of strands clinging on! This is another example of why everything sold in this country now has to have a plug already attached from the factory. I wonder how many of these are still out there?

How Not To Wire a Plug

Attached to an all-metal 1950/60's fluorescent gooseneck desk lamp, note the earth core, which is barely attached with just a couple of strands clinging on!

This is another example of why everything sold in this country now has to have a plug already attached from the factory.

I wonder how many of these are still out there?

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Simon_R   [30 May, 2017 at 01:59 PM]
Nice bit of wiring that! looks like an MK plug from the 1960s!
fluorescent   [30 May, 2017 at 02:42 PM]
Yep it's an old MK. Picture now replaced so you can see the whole plug, when it eventually decides to update...
Danny   [30 May, 2017 at 02:43 PM]
Lol its probably been like that About 40 years lol
fluorescent   [30 May, 2017 at 02:48 PM]
Most likely Danny haha
Simon_R   [30 May, 2017 at 03:47 PM]
These plugs could stand a decent loading more than can be said for cheap plugs that where available back at that time!
AngryHorse   [30 May, 2017 at 07:59 PM]
Going off the new colours for a 1950/60 desk lamp, I don`t think this is the original flex, but still its not a good example as you say!!
RobTDCI   [30 May, 2017 at 08:08 PM]
Never trust other peoples plug wiring skills. Had a few used mains items like this myself over the years. The worse was on a vintage commodore disk drive. People never cut the conductors down to the right size for one.
lampy   [30 May, 2017 at 10:27 PM]
the wiring may be crap, but the plug is excellent, these are the only plugs i like to use at home. bulletproof, with quality you just dont see in this modern age. The black versions are my favorite, i must have over 30 of these plugs lol
fluorescent   [30 May, 2017 at 11:07 PM]
I'd reuse it if it was sleeved Sad

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