Thoughts about early 1960's wiring methods .... please

[FatAlan]

The project I’m living in at the moment appears to have one RFC run under upstairs floorboards. Down stairs sockets drop down on spurs from upstairs sockets.

 

[Squid]

Maintenance free years back and still today in some cases was a connector block with the earths twisted together externaly and two laps of insulation tape.

 

[Pete999]

The project I’m living in at the moment appears to have one RFC run under upstairs floorboards. Down stairs sockets drop down on spurs from upstairs sockets.

In those days Al it was all down to the Electrician and his Boss how they did the wiring, luckily I was taught by a proper electrician, may he rest in peace.

 

[Squid]

I was taught by a proper electrician, may he rest in peace.

Electrocuted or old age?

 

[ipf]

In those days Al it was all down to the Electrician and his Boss how they did the wiring, luckily I was taught by a proper electrician, may he rest in peace.

I'll echo that, mate.....th'owd fella's still kicking, though

 

[camerabloke]

Both

 

[Pete999]

I'll echo that, mate.....th'owd fella's still kicking, though

My mentor passed away far to early

 

[Andy78]

My brother's house was wired in a spider ring. The ring ran round the upstairs sockets and each downstairs socket was a spur that was chased down from above.

 

[MDJ]

The rings back then were Jamaican ring mains, a ring run around the house and JBs connected to the rings in several places. Then radial circuits connected to the ring mains.

 

[MDJ]

My brother's house was wired in a spider ring. The ring ran round the upstairs sockets and each downstairs socket was a spur that was chased down from above.

Yep, and believe it or not they were called Jamaican Ring mains Andy