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   Don Pearce to k.type@example.invalid   
   Re: Why does discussion always tend towa   
   04 Jan 12 21:32:31   
   
   XPost: uk.tech.broadcast, uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.rec.audio   
   XPost: sci.electronics.repair   
   From: spam@spam.com   
      
   On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:22:30 -0000, Terry Casey   
    wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   >no.way@nospam.invalid says...   
   >>   
   >> On 04/01/2012 13:14, Jerry wrote:   
   >> > On the slip side, the BS 1363 design can be very difficult to   
   >> > insert/remove, the force needed can be quite high (especially for   
   >> > the elderly or those with muscular problems), thus a risk of the   
   >> > terminals making poor contact, also because (as you say) there is   
   >> > less risk of a BS1363 plug being pulled out accidentally two   
   >> > other risks are present, should the lead become stranded the lead   
   >> > is damaged/parts company with the internal connections in either   
   >> > plug or appliance and more importantly should electrocution occur   
   >> > it is a dammed sight harder to purposely pull the appliance lead   
   >> > out of the socket from a distance.   
   >>   
   >> http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=easy+plug&oe=utf-8   
   rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tb   
   =shop&cid=9928575363582767211&sa=X&ei=orsET_7YK4uyhAeioZjKAQ&ved=0CEkQ8wIwBg   
   >>   
   >> AKA   
   >>   
   >> http://tinyurl.com/6wpkcts   
   >>   
   >> Andy   
   >   
   >Google doesn't help with short links, does it?   
   >   
   >I got it down to this, but that's the best I can do ...!   
   >   
   >http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?gl=uk&hl=en&cid=   
   >9928575363582767211&q=easy%20plug   
   >   
   >I must have got it confused though because I assume '&cid' means   
   >customer ID and they didn't spot that the request came from someone   
   >else!   
      
   Wow, those prices aren't pretty. I believe these things are available   
   on a sort of prescription basis for the elderly and people with   
   arthritis.   
      
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