Geoff1946

Any intermediate switch will be interchangeable with any other intermediate switch. What you have observed is different labelling...

QMax cutters. They've stood the test of time! Most of a lifetime ago I had a set corresponding to valve bases. 7 pin, 9 pin, and octal.

https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/CEE-standard.html

It looks like one of the continental Europe extension sockets. They don't bother too much about polarity as most connectors are reversible.

I would GUESS that the coloured wires on the motor are tappings on a single winding. If so you can think of it as like a transformer...

It seems to me a ridiculous, arguably unacceptable, situation when different basic characteristics of a British Standard device are...

Do not continue to use that socket. The heat will have weakened the spring contacts so that its load capability will be even less than...

Where is the rcd for the shed located? In the house, or in the shed? If it's in the house you could have a single socket wired into it...

If anyone is interested, "Which", consumer organisation is supporting a campaign for action on uncontrolled online sales of hazardous...

You can under a FIT agreement get paid still for all generated on the FIT meter BUT elect with agreement from the company that usually...

Hypothetical, because I haven't done it, but my FIT contract is with a different supplier to my energy supplier and relies solely on my...

I can't see any problem with that.

Not least, if we DO get into power blackout situations most wi-fi systems will be dead. Your traditional system with its single battery...

I don't think being out of normal reach allows accessible live parts. You must consider someone climbing up for cleaning or maintenance...

https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/resources/commonly-used-british-vehicle-wiring-colours