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   From: david.looser@btinternet.com   
      
   "Dave Plowman (News)"  wrote in message   
   news:524cbda0a7dave@davenoise.co.uk...   
   > In article <4f0544ee.3713744@news.eternal-september.org>,   
   >   Don Pearce  wrote:   
   >> A friend of mine has recently built a new house and her wiring has in   
   >> one room - quite legally - an old-fashioned 5-amp round pin socket.   
   >   
   > All the 'old' round 3 pin sockets still comply to UK regs - provided they   
   > are on a suitable circuit. A common use is for floor or table lamps   
   > switched from the wall, etc. If on a dimmer, plugging the hoover into that   
   > wouldn't be a good idea...   
   > Some of the modern versions available are shuttered.   
   >   
   And of course the 15A version is the de-facto standard for theatrical stage   
   lighting.   
      
   David.   
      
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