Round pin plugs and sockets are one of the original socket outlets used within UK electrical installations. Can you still use these BS 546 style plugs and sockets according to BS7671.
Joe Robinson explores BS7671 to find the answer.
Interesting to note that BS 546 socket outlets are still used extensively within new installations in India and South Africa.
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00:00 Are 5 amp sockets allowed..?
00:16 Clever MK base dimmer
00:35 BS 546 from 1950
00:57 What does BS 7671 say..?
01:33 BS 7671 confirms BS 546 outlets
01:54 Must be shuttered in a domestic dwelling
02:50 Round pin plugs and sockets for lighting..?
03:00 Indent 5
03:41 MK round pin BS 546 socket outlet
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