Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Darkwood · Mar 21, 2015

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

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[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago.

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timhoward · Jul 8, 2021

Julie. said:
What in the name of everything unholy is this!!????
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Just making sure we don't obtain continuity of the CPC!

And how the f could it obtain ce compliance to non-CE standards?

CE = Chinese Export presumably!

Julie. · Jul 8, 2021

DPG said:
Got to love those plugs. I like how they go to the effort of partially sleeved live and neutral pins, but then get carried away and do the earth pin as well!

Yeah just ridiculous, but the biggest demonstration of the farce and complete disregard for compliance with any standards whatsoever is the "CE" mark.

Especially when it's impossible to comply!

DPG · Jul 8, 2021

Julie. said:
Yeah just ridiculous, but the biggest demonstration of the farce and complete disregard for compliance with any standards whatsoever is the "CE" mark.

Especially when it's impossible to comply!

Indeed. Some of those Chinese manufacturers really don't care.

pc1966 · Jul 8, 2021

Julie. said:
What in the name of everything unholy is this!!????

The lesser-fused widow maker?

Simon47 · Jul 8, 2021

Julie. said:
What in the name of everything unholy is this!!????

Knocked up in some Chinese small factory, by people with only a passing idea of what the standards actually are and mean. Probably read that British plugs have to have sleeved pins these days - so sleeve the pins.
If it was bought via one of the online tat bazaars, then it needs reporting to the bazaar as a dangerous and illegal item - so it can be blocked for the few seconds it will take the vendor to create a new account.
If it was bought from a UK or EU seller then it needs reporting to the relevant authorities (Trading Standards in the UK) as well as any bazaar that might have facilitated it's sale.

Just out of interest, what are the pins like for spacing and dimensions ? I see stuff that's got really rubbish pin dimensions and doesn't fit the sockets properly. Had to tell one of the church wardens to "lose" the ultrasonic rodent repellents (cheap tat off Amazon) before I did any testing as they'd all fail due to that.

Mike Johnson · Jul 8, 2021

@Julie. What's on the other side, is it just a EU two pin convertor?

Julie. · Jul 8, 2021

Mike Johnson said:
@Julie. What's on the other side, is it just a EU two pin convertor?

Nope, it has no shutters either, in all respects it is a bag of dangerous ****

Will dig it out of the bin and photograph later!

Insulated CPC - to ensure no earth connection is made.
No shutters - to ensure a child/irresponsable adult can make contact
Undersized connections - to ensure overheating and fire potential
CE marking - to ensure it is obvious it is non compliant

I have no doubt the plastic is unsuitable along with a whole host of other things...

static zap · Jul 8, 2021

Julie. said:
making sure we don't obtain continuity of the CPC!

But its shiny , and reminds me of a stack of NEW 1p s.
(just dated myself)
Wonder if they come Gold plated.

Julie. · Jul 8, 2021

Lovely access to the live contacts, without all that bother with shutters.

Mike Johnson · Jul 8, 2021

It even does 13amp UK plug too 13amp UK plug what a find.

Dustydazzler · Jul 8, 2021

Is that the plug bottom ?

pirate · Jul 8, 2021

My elderly neighbour brought me this to see if I would recommend it for her travels to Spain...

and the top and bottom both had this...

I think she used it in Bermuda where her daughter lived for a while...but I took it from her and added it to my collection of "interesting stuff".

Julie. · Jul 9, 2021

Dustydazzler said:
Is that the plug bottom ?

littlespark · Jul 9, 2021

Mike Johnson said:
It even does 13amp UK plug too 13amp UK plug what a find.

No, that’s a Scotland to England/Wales adaptor

Give Nicola half a chance, we might need something like that

LeeH · Jul 10, 2021

Mike Johnson said:
And does what exactly?

High pressure water cutter. 3000 bar

IAmSparkytus! · Jul 10, 2021

Not a dodgy picture but found this amusing today. Funny how times have changed and this would have probably been quite a deterrent at the time. Any clue as to what the implications are of cutting them off now?

Dustydazzler · Jul 10, 2021

That label would just egg me on to cut off the tags just to see how long it takes for my £5 penalty letter to drop on the door mat

Fazz711 · Jul 10, 2021

£5 probably a lot of money when that was new

ChrisElectrical88 · Jul 14, 2021

Probably got a bit lucky here. Did Zdb and didn’t visually see what was going on, been testing Easy 9 boards this week so the line on the right didn’t really click with me. Turned the main switch on to do the RCD tests and my eyes caught how the cables were coming into the back of the board so I was wiggling round right next to the neutral bar, then I saw it ?.

ChrisElectrical88 · Jul 14, 2021

Probably got a bit lucky here. Did Zdb and didn’t visually see what was going on, been testing Easy 9 boards this week so the line on the right didn’t really click with me. Turned the main switch on to do the RCD tests and my eyes caught how the cables were coming into the back of the board so I was wiggling round right next to the neutral bar, then I saw it ?.

SJD · Jul 14, 2021

Lounge light, with '"low-profile" pull-cord switch:

which of course is mounted in the ceiling void above:

DPG · Jul 14, 2021

ChrisElectrical88 said:
Probably got a bit lucky here. Did Zdb and didn’t visually see what was going on, been testing Easy 9 boards this week so the line on the right didn’t really click with me. Turned the main switch on to do the RCD tests and my eyes caught how the cables were coming into the back of the board so I was wiggling round right next to the neutral bar, then I saw it ?.

Nasty!

brianmoooore · Jul 14, 2021

You certainly can't criticise the IP rating of that bathroom switch.

Mikegh · Jul 14, 2021

DPG said:
Nasty!

Brings me back to the discussion about cooker isolators and the requirements for one or not

I actually remember a discussion with an inspector

He told me how a kitchen fitter had been electrocuted after switching off at the MCB only, reverse polarity as well

brianmoooore · Jul 14, 2021

This is what Voltsticks are for.

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