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I'm a bit of a dinosaur. so I can remember these cable connectors which were generally used on lead wiring in the metal junction boxes. I never had occasion to use them but stripped plenty out during rewires. For those younger sparks who have never come across them, they were porcelain and shaped like a thimble. I mention these because in my apprenticeship days I was told they were banned from use because of unsafe connections and in some cases the fell off due to vibration under floors, thus being a fire risk and possibly the cause of some electrical fires I walked into C.E.F the other day and on the counter was a modern version of these. they are not made of porcelain but plastic with a sprung wire insert. My question is, is this a step backwards or have these new ones got a better grip. Apparently they have passed a safety test. Why can't I start paragraphs on this site.:confused5: