The Merits of Ring Final Circuits

Rumble · 2008-01-05T19:58:27+00:00

Found this whilst looking for something else...Ring circuits: public discussionA public meeting to discuss the issue of Ring circuits was held at the IET, Savoy Place, London on 31st October 2007.The discussion was chaired by Eur Ing N C Friswell BSc(Eng) FIEE, chairman of the national wiring committee JPEL/64. There followed a presentation from Mr DWM Latimer MA(Cantab) CEng FIEE entitled, ?The history of the ring circuit? , Mr HR Lovegrove IEng FIET put the argument ?Disadvantages of the ring circuit? and Mr M White BSc CEng FIEE FCIBSE discussed the ?Advantages of the ring circuit?.The papers from the speakers are available as a free download. Please see the 'Of Related Interest' section on the right-hand side of this page.from: history paper (on the development of the ring final circuit and the 13A plug) is very interesting; I wasn't aware that there's a debate about the merits of ring final circuits, but the "advantages" and "disadvantages" papers seem immature and often spurious in their arguments; quite like a partisan pub-discussion fueled by much lager!

Jan 05, 2008 61 Replies

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Dave Plowman (News) 18 years ago

Why do the sockets have to be on a wall?

You're assuming those actually using the kitchen will know what it's for. And in my experience this isn't often so.

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Dave Plowman (News) 18 years ago

It also helps make the cable lie on the floor so not so easy to trip over. One thing I hate about those waist high sockets.

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