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Nickthedentist · 16th May 2022, 7:17 pm

Here's a crop of a pic I took of one of my RMBs during restoration, showing the original black/red, oval-sheathed PVC mains flex.

I replaced it with modern 3 x 0.5mm^2 "2183Y" flex so that I could have a mains earth connection. Like this, apparently 5.6mm in diameter: https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pel...isexcsku=false

Note that thin mains flexes like this need a sensible fuse to protect them, typically 3A (though I sometimes fit 2A or 1A).

16th May 2022, 7:17 pm	#15
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,864	Re: Putting RMB on a pedestal Here's a crop of a pic I took of one of my RMBs during restoration, showing the original black/red, oval-sheathed PVC mains flex. I replaced it with modern 3 x 0.5mm^2 "2183Y" flex so that I could have a mains earth connection. Like this, apparently 5.6mm in diameter: https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pel...isexcsku=false Note that thin mains flexes like this need a sensible fuse to protect them, typically 3A (though I sometimes fit 2A or 1A). Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Nickthedentist; 16th May 2022 at 7:23 pm.