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G0TEZ > INFO 26.07.02 05:54l 47 Lines 1536 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Clix plugs, anyone?
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G0TEZ/TPK 1.83c Num 158 25-07-02T23:09:00 GMT: COLNE,Lancs:
I suddenly remembererd the 'Clix' plug and wondered if it was ever used
outside GBR.
The Clix plug was small, round, with a screw top and two oins which gripped
the twin lead fed in via the hole in the screw on cover, so no need for
screws, solder etc., Naturally, no fuses.
The clix plug usually plugged into a small twin socket. There was also a
bayonet adapter so that you could plug it into a room light.
People often plugged electric irons into them even though the were rated at
3A max.
I had a bad experience with one. I went to unplug it from the wall when it
flahed over inside and severely burnt my right palm.
It took six weeks for the skin to heal. In the meantime, my hand was frozen
into a claw, pretty useles.
Much to my shame. We lived a long way from shops, I scraped off the carbon
inside the plug, even cutting slots in it.
Not enough!
Once my hand healed, I plugged it in again. Bang! Six more weeks with a
claw hand. Needless to say, it was thrown away.
I'm sure such things have been illegal in the UK for a long time now. It
was just the description of the 'Tampon' connector used down under that
reminded me of it.
Cheap, nasty and a fire hazard, probably O.K. at 110v though.
All the best *
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