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james_s:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on October 22, 2022, 09:09:58 pm ---best  come to the uk and have a look at our enhanced safety lamp holder,with the lamp out theres no power to the pins.

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I've been to the UK and I have some light sockets I got from there, I confess I've never tried sticking my finger in one that was energized to see if it would shock me. How does the mechanism work? Is it a standard feature?
coppice:

--- Quote from: james_s on October 23, 2022, 01:27:37 am ---
--- Quote from: themadhippy on October 22, 2022, 09:09:58 pm ---best  come to the uk and have a look at our enhanced safety lamp holder,with the lamp out theres no power to the pins.

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I've been to the UK and I have some light sockets I got from there, I confess I've never tried sticking my finger in one that was energized to see if it would shock me. How does the mechanism work? Is it a standard feature?

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It doesn't. I assume he's messing about. When you remove a bayonet lamp the exposed pins are live.
Monkeh:

--- Quote from: coppice on October 23, 2022, 01:34:34 am ---
--- Quote from: james_s on October 23, 2022, 01:27:37 am ---
--- Quote from: themadhippy on October 22, 2022, 09:09:58 pm ---best  come to the uk and have a look at our enhanced safety lamp holder,with the lamp out theres no power to the pins.

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I've been to the UK and I have some light sockets I got from there, I confess I've never tried sticking my finger in one that was energized to see if it would shock me. How does the mechanism work? Is it a standard feature?

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It doesn't. I assume he's messing about. When you remove a bayonet lamp the exposed pins are live.

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No, they're actually a thing, they integrate a rotary switch into the body.

https://docs.rs-online.com/8b74/0900766b813fbb9b.pdf
themadhippy:

--- Quote ---It doesn't. I assume he's messing about. When you remove a bayonet lamp the exposed pins are live.
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why would i be messing about? just because you haven't seen them dont  mean they dont exist.
first google hit and  ,https://www.discount-electrical.co.uk/product.php/380562925/ashley-624sel212-9-kleva-white-t2-rated-safety-enhanced-pendant-set-complete-with-9-inch-flex-short-skirt---lampholder
if you read the specifications

--- Quote ---Safety ceiling products are designed to make life easy for you. When the lamp is removed from the lamp holder body the power is automatically disconnected at the contacts - ensuring that there is no risk of access to live parts.
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TimFox:

--- Quote from: james_s on October 23, 2022, 01:23:27 am ---
--- Quote from: IanB on October 22, 2022, 10:31:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: TimFox on October 22, 2022, 09:45:49 pm ---It is a molded 3-prong plug for US 120 V service, at the end of the attached cord for a relatively modern toaster (that has no internet connection).
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I am surprised it is a three prong plug. Every small kitchen appliance I have encountered so far has only had a two prong plug on it.

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My toaster oven, microwave and refrigerator all have 3 prong plugs. Smaller stuff like toasters, hand mixers, popcorn poppers and stuff like that are normally 2 prong.

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All of my kitchen appliances with metal exteriors, including large appliances, such as refrigerators, and the small appliances such as mixer, toaster, and coffee grinder, have three-prong plugs.  The small appliances with two-prong (polarized) plugs are double-insulated, with plastic exteriors.
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