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The Philpott · 1st Sep 2020, 5:30 pm

-A lighting circuit on which the neutral was switched. Oddly (and we're not quite sure how) a CFL tipped us off that something was wrong- the landing light was seen to flicker dimly in the small hours. The very same landing light switches were wired in series- both had to be 'down' for the lamp to work.

- My best friend's father used so much PVC tape on bodges and mods to the mains circuits that it was known as 'Eddie tape'. In a strange twist my mate says it's a death-trap in the loft but has not let anyone near it to check it over for the last 30 years. Eddie was in the army for many years and became inculcated with the culture of 'field repairs' to the extent that none of his repairs were really satisfactory.

1st Sep 2020, 5:30 pm	#46
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,108	Re: Bodges -A lighting circuit on which the neutral was switched. Oddly (and we're not quite sure how) a CFL tipped us off that something was wrong- the landing light was seen to flicker dimly in the small hours. The very same landing light switches were wired in series- both had to be 'down' for the lamp to work. - My best friend's father used so much PVC tape on bodges and mods to the mains circuits that it was known as 'Eddie tape'. In a strange twist my mate says it's a death-trap in the loft but has not let anyone near it to check it over for the last 30 years. Eddie was in the army for many years and became inculcated with the culture of 'field repairs' to the extent that none of his repairs were really satisfactory.