lighting adapter to 3 pin plug

An electrical “discussion” still going after 16 years , who would have thought it possible .?

Well perhaps that is a sign that it is a decent subject - well done to the OP

ebee said:

Ive seen one or two electrical installations on the East Cost of OZ, one thing I noticed was they seemed to favour consumer units on the outside of a property (all be it in a "cupboard" ), is this the normal standard?

Reason I ask is 1/ It seems that any miscreant might decide to walk into the garden and decide to mischievously thro the breaker or main switch etc and 2/ OK if in good weather (as it usually is (I think) but I do know that they can sometimes get some terrific downpours/hail too which means a person is not so comfortable going outside to reset/recheck in the case of a trip etc.
Must make inspect and test (and faultfinding) more than a bit difficult at times too.

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In Australia, a Consumer Unit with an adjacent "meter" is/was quite normal near the "Front Door" of the premises.
With the increase of "Home Units", there is now often a "wall" in the driveway near the entrance of such "Units"
which has "Letter Boxes"
and
then the Electrical Meters and Mains Disconnect ,
in a wall mounted "Cabinet".
Such a Cabinet may be open to Public Access
or
it may be installed with a Padlock,
to which access may be gained by the Electrical Authority
or by a "Licensed Electrician", who will have the appropriate (Standard) key.

Since it is only a "Padlock" (with no "seal") one might why wonder why this is so, since it could be cut off.
(Such a key is available, via any friendly Licensed Electrician, for about AUD$50)

The actual "consumer unit" will then be in the premises of the consumer or near their "Front Door" - with no associated meter.
Since the "Smart" meters now record information which is downloaded and read remotely
there is no need for the consumer to have access to read them.
However, the "readings" of these "Smart Meters" are available to the consumers via an appropriate APP,
if one is interested.
The Supply Company will organize such an Application Connection, if required, free of charge.

It appears to have been his parting gift.