https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/13.aspxThe main Meeting Place for BeoWorld members, and the place for General Questions, Answers and things to say! If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!enCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/236118.aspxFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:06:12 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:236118elephant0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/236118.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=236118<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Peter :</strong></div><div>some of the rubber covered wires</div></blockquote></p> <p>ehh lad, this house&#39;s bell push had/has &quot;cotton&quot; covered wires !</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235918.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:32:58 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:235918Peter0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235918.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=235918<p>It was certainly an interesting house! The original wiring was all laid out under the floor boards in lead pipes which ran alongside the lead gas pipes and all were laid out a bit like railway lines. In addition the bell pushes for the servants quarters (no longer used in my time!) also ran along side by side. Every now and then, my father would pull up some floor boards and take out some of the rubber covered wires and re-lay plastic ones. He used to take the lead out and it usually paid for any work that needed to be done. I am afraid the new wiring was never as pretty as the old! </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235914.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:13:40 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:235914stotty11110https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235914.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=235914<p>Course not they were both next to the sinkand a plentiful water supply!</p> <p>t</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235910.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:52:35 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:2359109 LEE0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235910.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=235910<p>Err.. hang on a moment...</p> <p>A gas point next to an electricity point?&nbsp; I&#39;m no health and safety nut, but did that ever result in a few of these?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235905.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:27:24 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:235905stotty11110https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235905.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=235905<p>Steady on Peter we&#39;ll all be able to guess the age of the oracle!!</p> <p>I can remember &#39;em as well - I think you refer to the&nbsp;Wylex system</p> <p>salut T</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235897.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:50:34 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:235897Peter0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235897.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=235897<p>Nice article! The discussion below is amusing as well! All countries think either their system is by far the best and all other countries are mad or despair at the multiple standards! I do remember growing up and our house had new square three pin plugs, older round three pin plugs (two sizes!) two pin plugs and gas points, all in the space of a few feet! And they all worked! <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235885.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:01:54 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:235885expoman0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/235885.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=235885<p>http://gizmodo.com/5391271/giz-explains-why-every-country-has-a-different-fing-plug</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Except if in the future all things run on USB and USB wall plugs are installed ?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>