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early 50's. was only a nipper then. we could play outside without being abducted by a paedo, climb trees, get a clout round the head from the local bobby, then a belt from da for falling foul of plod. now both would be arrested and kid taken for counselling or into care. happy days.
 
I was told many years ago that the ring came about in council houses built after the war with one single socket per room to allow the use of a single bar electric heater in every room, luxury knew no bounds eh. Not sure if thats an old wives tale but if it isnt true it should be.
 
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early 50's. was only a nipper then. we could play outside without being abducted by a paedo, climb trees, get a clout round the head from the local bobby, then a belt from da for falling foul of plod. now both would be arrested and kid taken for counselling or into care. happy days.

SNAP!!! lol!!
 
I was told many years ago that the ring main came about in council houses built after the war with one single socket per room to allow the use of a single bar electric heater in every room, luxury knew no bounds eh. Not sure if thats an old wives tale but if it isnt true it should be.

was more to do with saving cable as copper was expensive and in short supply. a 30A RFC used less cable than the equivalent ccc of 15A radials, which, frequently were installed 1 radial to 1 socket
 
anybody remeber Dorman Smith round pin with screw in fuse - my first introduction to the world of electrticity - I was five and took great pleasure going round the house unscrwing them all
 
I was told many years ago that the ring came about in council houses built after the war with one single socket per room to allow the use of a single bar electric heater in every room, luxury knew no bounds eh. Not sure if thats an old wives tale but if it isnt true it should be.

It was because after the war the ration was a 2 way board 1 for lights 1 for sockets and yes to save cable there was the ring
 
anybody remeber Dorman Smith round pin with screw in fuse - my first introduction to the world of electrticity - I was five and took great pleasure going round the house unscrwing them all

Yes!! All the council houses in the early 50's used them. They never caught on and discontinued by the time the 60's arrived. The mainly single outlets was based on using a BESA conduit back box with a square flange plate, same as the D/S light switches....

There were 3 or 4 versions/designs of the then 13A new RFC. Only the present design won favour and made the standard British outlet... Those D/S fuses were dammed expensive, you could almost buy a complete 13A square pin plug top for the same money...lol!! Ended up, only woolies and the lecy board shops selling them, to all the stuffed council houses that still had them!! lol!!
 
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I was told many years ago that the ring came about in council houses built after the war with one single socket per room to allow the use of a single bar electric heater in every room, luxury knew no bounds eh. Not sure if thats an old wives tale but if it isnt true it should be.

was more to do with saving cable as copper was expensive and in short supply. a 30A RFC used less cable than the equivalent ccc of 15A radials, which, frequently were installed 1 radial to 1 socket


the ring circuit now known as the ring final circuit was born from the Rhodesian copper crisis
 
There were designs on the table for the ring circuit, dating back to 1940, so the ring wasn't born from any crisis or copper shortage. It was however one of the reasons it became adopted relatively quickly after the end of WW11.... Probably why so many folk think it was the ONLY reason for the ring circuit being adopted!!
 
There were designs on the table for the ring circuit, dating back to 1940, so the ring wasn't born from any crisis or copper shortage. It was however one of the reasons it became adopted relatively quickly after the end of WW11.... Probably why so many folk think it was the ONLY reason for the ring circuit being adopted!!


I wasn't there so I can't comment but I can comment on what I was taught.
 

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