Robert Atkinson will be proud of me :)

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

I bought a rather nice, and usefully long ‘kettle lead’ today … from the Charity Shop

Resplendent  in Orange, and complete with a recent PAT sticker.

Having made it very clear to the shop assistant that I was happy to purchase said item … I then explained to her why it should not have passed testing.

The manager was called to witness this, and the offending item was duly photographed for discussion with the testing-chap.

The fault was that the Live and Neutral pins on the 13A plug were full Brass.

… Two ladies educated, and perhaps a life saved.

MichaelG.

[Andrew TinsleyParticipant @andrewtinsley63637]

Not sure how long the previous spec for all brass pins, being the only approved spec for a 13 amp plug. Maybe 60 years or more?

Now that type of plug is regarded as being highly dangerous. Took an inordinate time to realise this!

Andrew.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

The really astonishing thing is that the whole cable assembly appears to be new and unused … I will take some photos tomorrow.

MichaelG.

[Andrew Tinsley]

On Andrew Tinsley Said:

Not sure how long the previous spec for all brass pins, being the only approved spec for a 13 amp plug. Maybe 60 years or more?

Now that type of plug is regarded as being highly dangerous. Took an inordinate time to realise this!

Andrew.

A quick search suggests 1984
Can’t be bothered to root through all the legislation, but it sounds about right from work
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1768/regulation/3/made

Reasonable photos on this site, including non-fused plugs etc.
https://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/BS1363/index.html

This was one attached to something I bought a couple of years ago, assured it was working fine and PAT tested.
I had to use a Warrington screwdriver to access the “fuse”

Bill

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