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Cleaning pins on UK mains plugs
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:18:44 UTC, Piotr Makley wrote:
I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. In many cases the pins look tarnished and I must have had some of these plugs for 10 or 20 years. The plugs all seem to work well and they do not heat up. But I thought it would be good practise to sandpaper the pins so they were shiny. Am I wasting my time? In this group (uk.comp.vendors), probably...it's massively OT. Perhaps you meant to post to uk.d-i-y ? -- Bob Eager begin by not using Outlook Express... |
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"Piotr Makley" wrote in message
... I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. In many cases the pins look tarnished and I must have had some of these plugs for 10 or 20 years. The plugs all seem to work well and they do not heat up. But I thought it would be good practise to sandpaper the pins so they were shiny. Am I wasting my time? Yes. Alun Harford |
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"Piotr Makley" wrote in message ... The plugs all seem to work well and they do not heat up. But I thought it would be good practise to sandpaper the pins so they were shiny. Am I wasting my time? ROFL !! Yeah I reckon you should sandpaper them. It's extremely important that they look good and fit in with the decor of the home whilst they're plugged in. ! LOL |
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"Piotr Makley" wrote in message ... I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. In many cases the pins look tarnished and I must have had some of these plugs for 10 or 20 years. The plugs all seem to work well and they do not heat up. But I thought it would be good practise to sandpaper the pins so they were shiny. Am I wasting my time? Unless you finish off with Brasso yes. and don't forget to do the wire inside too |
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"Trev" wrote in message
... "Piotr Makley" wrote in message ... I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. [snip] Am I wasting my time? Unless you finish off with Brasso yes. and don't forget to do the wire inside too One strand at a time, for optimal effect. Alex |
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Alex Fraser wrote: "Trev" wrote in message ... "Piotr Makley" wrote in message ... I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. [snip] Am I wasting my time? Unless you finish off with Brasso yes. and don't forget to do the wire inside too One strand at a time, for optimal effect. Alex Yes. Shininess reflects electricity, sort of like a mirror. Hence for maximum energy efficiency once must use highly polished wire. And no bends in the wire, either. No slowing down for the corners no stop or yield signs needed. Ken |
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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:02:46 UTC, Ken Weitzel wrote:
And no bends in the wire, either. No slowing down for the corners no stop or yield signs needed. And fit the sockets near the ceiling, because gravity will help the leccy come down the cable. (it gets pumped up there by those miniature pumps they call MCBs). -- Bob Eager begin by not using Outlook Express... |
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On 25 Apr 2004 21:35:11 GMT, "Bob Eager" wrote:
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:02:46 UTC, Ken Weitzel wrote: And no bends in the wire, either. No slowing down for the corners no stop or yield signs needed. And fit the sockets near the ceiling, because gravity will help the leccy come down the cable. (it gets pumped up there by those miniature pumps they call MCBs). I'd also recomend using a strobe light to check for any oscillation in the pins due to EMF aroudn the connection point. |
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Trev wrote:
"Piotr Makley" wrote in message ... I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. In many cases the pins look tarnished and I must have had some of these plugs for 10 or 20 years. The plugs all seem to work well and they do not heat up. But I thought it would be good practise to sandpaper the pins so they were shiny. Am I wasting my time? Unless you finish off with Brasso yes. and don't forget to do the wire inside too But don't forget, if they are very clean and make better contact - they will use more electricity, which in turn will lead to global warming. You have been warned and if we are flooded in the UK we will lay the blame at your door. |
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In alt.engineering.electrical Piotr Makley wrote:
| I am in the UK and was wondering if there was any merit in cleaning | the brass pins of my three-pin mains plugs. | | In many cases the pins look tarnished and I must have had some of | these plugs for 10 or 20 years. | | The plugs all seem to work well and they do not heat up. But I | thought it would be good practise to sandpaper the pins so they | were shiny. | | Am I wasting my time? Why not just buy a shiny new plug and replace the old tarnished one? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Phil Howard KA9WGN | http://linuxhomepage.com/ http://ham.org/ | | (first name) at ipal.net | http://phil.ipal.org/ http://ka9wgn.ham.org/ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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