[Gllug] OT: Mains electricity colour coding.

[Dylan]

On Wednesday 27 Oct 2010, Alain Williams wrote:
> 
> I remember, many years ago, looking at the fusebox on a house that my
> parents had just bought. There had evidentally been a problem with the
> lighting circuit since the 5A fuse had been replace with a 3" nail!

Other things seen bridging fuses: tin foil; hairpin; dressmaker's pins; a lead 
soldier (somewhat melted ...); coins ...
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