Russ Andrews supersockets without earth terminal

[gbhsi1]

I am waiting for delivery today. Has anyone had experience in what difference these could make? I know it illiminates socket switches- hence lowering mains impedance. It only cost £21.50...good buy...hopefully. At least it looks good!!

 

[Tear Drop]

These sockets are just unswitched MK sockets which you can get from any B&Q/Homebase etc for a few quid (around £2.50 last time I looked) - Russ' hefty mark up is quite unjustified simply for giving them a bit of a spray and putting a sticker on them.

 

[Anonymous]

Well I'm off down to the beach for an evening dip. It's so good to be away from the world of RA.

 

[aliEnRIK]

Theyre slightly cheaper HERE

 

[Tear Drop]

Or a LOT cheaper here http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9289618&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=mk+socket&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1240574513938&isSearch=true

 

[Anonymous]

Why would you not want a switch?

 

[idc]

Can I confess to purchasing on of these sockets? Anyway, it made no difference at all and the new owners of my last house are probably still wondering what a supersocket is all about and why does it not have any switches. The reasoning behind no switches is that apparently they degarde the sound?!

P.S - RA does not appear to stock detoxit anymore, where do you get it and what does it do that brasso cannot?

Edit - ahh deoxit, not detoxit, found it now.

 

[aliEnRIK]

Deoxit actually coats the terminals so they dont deoxidise. Brasso simply cleans them

 

[gbhsi1]

Got it. Once out of the box I was dissapointed that the russ andrews logo was stuck on and skew for that matter! for £21.50 i would at least expect the logo to be straight! As far as making a difference...not sure. I definitely won't be purchasing any supersockets in the future. I am, though, glad that the sockets are unswitched- girlfriend proof!

 

[Anonymous]

When you turn switches on and off there is often arcing across the terminal.
This builds up and increases the resistance and flow on the live feed of the mains.

From a purity view anything from a hard wired continuous length of wire is a step back.
Unfortunately ring circuits, junction boxes, plugs, fuses, lead extensions, internal equipment fuses, poor purity wire are all things that most people have to live with.

 

[jase fox]

gbhsi1:Got it. Once out of the box I was dissapointed that the russ andrews logo was stuck on and skew for that matter! for £21.50 i would at least expect the logo to be straight! As far as making a difference...not sure. I definitely won't be purchasing any supersockets in the future. I am, though, glad that the sockets are unswitched- girlfriend proof! I really feel for you here gbhsi1, as these sockets are exactly what Teardrop had said & thats M&K unswitched, i replaced my sockets with these but i got mine from B&Q for £2.99 i think? And i couldnt hear any diffence in sound or Pic quality.

Shame you couldnt of got some suggestions before you purchased them, but if it makes you feel better M&K are the best quality in elctricals for things like this, my dads a retired spark & he wouldnt use any other.

Nice socket, shame about the extortionate price !!

 

[Tear Drop]

These are very good quality sockets, I have used them for years and they are a definite step up from the MK range http://www.getplc.com/connect/ultimate/

 

[jase fox]

Tear Drop:These are very good quality sockets, I have used them for years and they are a definite step up from the MK range http://www.getplc.com/connect/ultimate/Im sure they are Teardrop, but i wouldnt even attempt to try & tell my dad that as hes old school ha

 

[TitusG]

Really all sockets should be able to be turned off, either by the attached switch or a seperate one in the circuit. Removing a plug with with load on it will cause arcing. If I were you I would swap it back for a switched socket.

 

[Tear Drop]

TitusG:Really all sockets should be able to be turned off, either by the attached switch or a seperate one in the circuit. Removing a plug with with load on it will cause arcing. If I were you I would swap it back for a switched socket.

I suspect if unswitched sockets were actually dangerous then they would not be legal

 

[Anonymous]

How little they know.

 

[Anonymous]

Thats why we have you Trevor

 

[gbhsi1]

I mentioned to Russ Andrews about the quality of the production. One of his staff contacted me the same day and apologised & promised to send extgra labels. That's good customer service to say the least!....although price is steep! oh well, one lives and learns

 

[TitusG]

Tear Drop:TitusG:Really all sockets should be able to be turned off, either by the attached switch or a seperate one in the circuit. Removing a plug with with load on it will cause arcing. If I were you I would swap it back for a switched socket. I suspect if unswitched sockets were actually dangerous then they would not be legal

I think the idea of unswitched sockets is that they can be controlled from more accessable points. An example is dishwasher which is plugged in under a worktop with no access to the socket but switched from above the worktop. There is no need for the switch on the hidden socket. All the unswitched sockets i've put in have been put in this way.