John Butterworth's query as detailed below was bounced back and never appeared on the ql-users list so here's another attempt. Can anyone help him?
Regards, John Gilpin. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Butterworth To: John Gilpin Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 7:52 AM Subject: Fw: Conblock ----- Original Message ----- From: John Butterworth To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:20 PM Subject: Conblock This neat system was manufactured to BSS5733 by Elkay until some time in the 90s. Usually the block had sockets for 4 plugs and was moulded, like the plugs, in white polycarbonate but there could also have been socket blocks for 6 or perhaps even more plugs. Max rating was 13A for the block and 6A at 250VAC for the plug. The 4-socket Conblock is about 5 7/8" x 1 7/8" x 7/8" (149mm x 45mm x 22mm and has a neon power indicator and a cable grip. It can be used on a cable to a 13A plug or bolted to equipment or fixed to a wall or bench. Plugs are 1 7/16" x 1" x 5/8" (36mm x 25mm x 16mm max) with 3 pins (centre earth) 0.082" (2 mm) diameter. Being 4mm longer than the other two the earth pin enters the socket first and displaces a shield before the L and N pins can be slip into their contacts. Apparently identical plugs and sockets were also made by Micromark and a 4-socket set with plugs was on sale in a local B&Q a few years ago for under £10. Yes I should have bought a few. The Conblock is a perfect way of getting mains power to the items that make up a computer "workstation". My main QL is so connected and I have a spare 4-socket block and one spare plug; if I could obtain about a dozen plugs and another Conblock I should be able to save some space and remove several 13A plugs and socket strips in setting up QL#2 and the desktop PC. I think this would be an attractive system for any computer user. The Euro plug C40?) is about the same size as the Conblock plug and a 4- or 6-socket block to fit (if it exists) would be as neat; but we may need leads with one of these plugs at each end to power our computers, monitors etc, if such an object did not offend the philosophy of our regulation masters (female plug at each end - what confusion!) Any suggestions ? _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
