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   XPost: sci.electronics.repair   
   From: dave@davenoise.co.uk   
      
   In article ,   
      Jerry  wrote:   
   > : You need to look up fires caused by poorly specified house   
   > distribution   
   > : systems in the US, before criticising the UK. It is many times   
   > worse than   
   > : here.   
   > :   
      
   > But that is not caused but the use of radial circuits (opposed to   
   > a ring circuit), it's the poor hardware (fittings and conductor)   
   > used that causes the problem. If radial circuits were a fire   
   > hazard, never mind actually being the cause of fires, then just   
   > about every film/TV studio, theatre and other entertainment   
   > venues that have a fixed lighting rig would either have burnt   
   > down or been shut down on H&S grounds!   
      
   Radial circuits cost more to install. Which means in practice using the   
   cheapest possible materials on components where they are available. And   
   having fewer outlets due again to cost. Resulting in the use of extension   
   leads or bodged extra sockets.   
      
   > There is nothing wrong with radial circuits, the only two down   
   > sides are amount of cabling needed and the size of the breaker   
   > panel - IIRC ring circuits were introduced into the UK in an   
   > attempt to save on cabling, due to cost. Radial circuits are   
   > still, to this day, permitted.   
      
   No shit Sherlock.   
      
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