Came across this today?

[HappyHippyDad]

I expect this will be an easy one for most of you, but as I haven't been in the game for long I didn't have a clue what it was until I opened it up!

Any ideas?

 

[Plonker 3]

Looks like a clock connection unit?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Ditto.

 

[Octopus]

wot they said ^^

 

[HandySparks]

All the best kitchens of a certain era used to have them. Then they invented quartz battery powered clocks.

Still available (but expensive). Also used for picture lights as it's a really low profile connector if you use the flush sort.

 

[7029 dave]

Yeah used to see loads of them.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Not sure what you guys mean by a clock? Are you lterally meaning clock (tick tock)? If so, completely wrong

 

[Octopus]

Not sure what you guys mean by a clock? Are you lterally meaning clock (tick tock)? If so, completely wrong

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It's a ccu - a clock connection unit ! (Fused)

 

[micknew]

Definately an electric clock point.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Yep probably still to be found in the MK catalogue.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/UK_Clock_Connector_3_pin_Open.JPG

 

[HappyHippyDad]

It's a ccu - a clock connection unit ! (Fused)

Why's it called a 'clock' connection unit Murdoch? One fuse was feeding one light and the other fuse the rest of the lighting circuit.

 

[micknew]

They were always sold and used as clock connectors.
Never seen a double pole one though.

 

[Octopus]

They were always sold and used as clock connectors.
Never seen a double pole one though.

Probably designed in the early 1950's when fuseboard s had fuses for live and neutral.

See my post on the board!

 

[HandySparks]

Hmm. Well we were wrong then.

Clock connection unit is just a special type of fused plug and socket. It has a flex outlet in the bit you unplug, which I assumed was present, but not visible in the original pic.

So it's just an early type of FCU (both poles)?

 

[Octopus]

Hmm. Well we were wrong then.

Clock connection unit is just a special type of fused plug and socket. It has a flex outlet in the bit you unplug, which I assumed was present, but not visible in the original pic.

So it's just an early type of FCU (both poles)?

I have seen these used to connect bell transformers