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..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.

[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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LewisM · Jun 15, 2023

Builder studded the wall off and added 4 sockets and forgot to add the earth's

mainline · Jun 15, 2023

That's probably because the carpenter told him that It's got an RCD and doesn't need an earth to work

happysteve · Jun 15, 2023

For sale: MEM 404ELH C, BS4293 ELCB. Test button and trip times all good.

Immaculate condition, some minor cosmetic damage only.

No low-ball offers, I know what I have...

mainline · Jun 15, 2023

happysteve said:
For sale: MEM 404ELH C, BS4293 ELCB. Test button and trip times all good.

Immaculate condition, some minor cosmetic damage only.

No low-ball offers, I know what I have...

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I don't get paid for another month, could you hold onto it until then.

happysteve · Jun 15, 2023

mainline said:
I don't get paid for another month, could you hold onto it until then.

You sure you can afford it, son? It is a particularly fine example.

In all seriousness, was quite pleased to add this to my collection:

timhoward · Jun 15, 2023

happysteve said:
No low-ball offers, I know what I have...

How about a swap?
I can offer two deceptively useful MEM fuses (30A and 5A) in good working order, complete with hard-to-find asbestos liner which you'd struggle to buy anywhere, and a matching pair of ceramic wire-nuts:

James · Jun 15, 2023

Can I buy the liners? i think i could cut them up to fit some smaller fuse holders!!!!

SparkySy · Jun 15, 2023

We use to roll the flash pads up and stuff them in our nostrils to stop the silica dust from giving us lung problems, mouth was accounted for as that was sucking on a capston full strength!

Dave OCD · Jun 15, 2023

happysteve said:
You sure you can afford it, son? It is a particularly fine example.

In all seriousness, was quite pleased to add this to my collection:

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Very similar if not identical to Wylex MCBs of that era.