Examples of Faulty Equipment

Here are some examples of faulty items of electrical equipment, most of which - believe it or not - had been passed by another company!

	NOT the way to join cables!

	Another example of how NOT to extend a cable.

	The insulation on the 'live' pin has melted!

	Clear evidence of overheating.

	An example of a badly wired 13A plug.

	The consequence of a broken cord grip in a 13A plug.

	The result of NOT clamping the outer sheathing of a cable - potential disaster!.

	The casing of this 13A plug is badly damaged.

	Physical damage to a multi-way plug.

	Overheating in a multi-way socket.

	The cable of this multi-way adaptor has been badly damaged.

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