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| From | John Hall <john@jhall.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.tech.digital-tv |
| Subject | Re: Green? |
| Date | 2026-09-06 20:40 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <OsmXaIATGcnqFwoR@jhall.co.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <117drmq$do1v$1@dont-email.me> <5d12f9855bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <117e905$fm2k$1@dont-email.me> <117ffdo$11lo2$2@dont-email.me> <117fimq$uh8p$1@dont-email.me> |
In article <117fimq$uh8p$1@dont-email.me>, David Wade
<g4ugm@dave.invalid> writes
<snip>
>I do find a fascination with obsolete skills strange. I oft see remarks like "no
>one can change a plug", whilst its true, by law every appliance comes with
>moulded plug, most have a replaceable lead, so in the rare event the plug is
>damaged, you just order a new one from Amazon and weight in the old one for
>scrap copper.
<snip>
I was very glad when it ceased to be necessary to wire a plug. As
someone who is very maladroit, it was a struggle, and I was always
worried that I might have done it incorrectly, with possible dire
results for the piece of equipment or the mains fuse.
--
John Hall
"The covers of this book are too far apart."
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
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