Bathroom Sing Song

[WhitleyElectrical08]

Upon changing a light fitting in a bathroom for a customer this morning, I stumbled across this absolute gem of photo oppertunity, now i like in a sing song in the bath as much as the next person but i have never seen anything like this before, apart from being really dangerous (the radio is double insulated though !!!!) it brightened my day no end like i think it will brighten whom ever has a look at the pic (been disconnected now btw!!!)

 

[Andy™]

could probably have fitted a plug onto it and plugged it into the shaver socket instead...

 

[ProDave]

Class.

Am I the only one old enough to remember adaptors to connect things to BC light holders?

I recall seeing this 2 way adaptor thing plugged into the BC socket. It had 2 outputs, one switched by a switch on the side, one not switched.

You could then buy a rewireable BC plug.

So you connect something like a radio to the BC plug and plug it into the light socket. Use the in built switch to turn the light bulb on or off.

think it was in my Gran's house when I was a boy.

 

[Andy™]

seen them a few times, some of them still in use

 

[NozSpark]

I remember seeing one of those things when I was a kid,,, I have it in my mind that people used to plug irons into them:O

 

[Evans Electric]

Yep! My Mom did when I was a kid , BC adaptor on the iron flex , remove light bulb and plug iron in.!!!! I can see it now . I think what sockets we had, were 5A 2pin .

 

[batty]

Yes my gran plugged her iron into the light too. My other gran had a modern house with 13 amp sockets.

 

[steptoe]

I have a couple.of.three or ,,,,, BC adaptors, I used one.for a.test socket

until I got.some lightmates, I still.use one for another purpose when festoon lighting is available!!!!!

Never managed to get a double adaptor one though, but have seen them in old farmhouses etc.

 

[batty]

I have one too Steps a spare my grandparents gave me, like you used it before lightmates came out. I affixed a piece off flex to it and used it as an adaptor. Probably didn't comply with H&S but still hear though.