Lifted some floorboards upstairs today and found this piece of (original) 1969 new house wiring (to downstairs light switches) - note the green wires:-
and I think twice about adding a junction box...
Geo
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So should this bunch...
Chill out! I've seen much worse. At least you seem to have a good solid electrical connection there.
In article , rrh writes
My thoughts exactly, my current fave is lead sheathed cable with barely tightened earth continuity clamps or a bit of stranded wire loosely twisted round the sheath for continuity.
or installing a few computers in a mate's new office and getting a few tingles off the cases, no earth, sorry not true, bit of loosely twisted tinned stranded wire round a bit of rusty conduit at the incomer to the office as the earth.
Seems fine for the time to me. Earth wires were not even required for ceiling lights in the 60's. Often seen wall lights of the time fitted with L & N from lighting circuit and a single earth wire from the nearest socket
Tony
Seems strange they didn't use TW&E which was available in those days, especially on a new build where you'd expect it to be bought in rather than from stock - indeed many just cut off the earth wire for lighting installations before it became mandatory.
A well twisted connection using solid core can be quite reliable - it's how telephone cable was jointed for years.
Ah, the PO splice!
Dave
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