Recent content by IFH

Thanks to all for the advice and help. Sorry I didn’t answer sooner but I’ve been having a few problems with emails recently (They’ve stopped working twice !) and the application I need the sockets for has taken a back seat. Anyway, thanks again and, Nick, thanks for the offer but I should be...

HELP !! I’m looking for an electrical fitting and I don’t even know what it’s called. I’ve seen a type of socket holder (backbox) that sits on a desktop or floor and holds the socket at a 45 degree angle. The wiremen used to use them where I worked and I’ve seen them in shop window displays...

Thanks, I'll take it from there. IFH

I’m daisy chaining dual pole sockets. Normally, for single pole, I’d run the cables from terminal to terminal but I’m a little unsure as to how to add in the second earth terminal. I assume that it’s permissible to just add a loop of (insulated) wire between the two earth terminals to...