HPM inline power socket

On 7/04/2011 3:29 PM, kreed wrote:
On Apr 7, 2:10 pm, Sylvia Else<syl...@not.here.invalid> wrote:
On 3/03/2011 12:55 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:



I've attached any number of inline sockets and plugs in my life, and
never had the trouble I'm having with this. It seems impossible to fit.

The instructions talk about the "Easy wiring clamp terminals," but if
you try to do it the way they show, you get this result

http://members.optusnet.com.au/sylviae/T_hmpsocket2.jpg

and the wire pulls out easily even when the screw is done up as tight as
I can make it.

Inserting the wire from the other side (which is not how HPM indicate
it) doesn't do any better, and nor does attempting to wrap the wire
around the screw.

It probably doesn't help that part of the clamp is made from a springy
metal, so as to be able to grip the pin from a plug that's inserted.

Sylvia.

I made representations to Fair Trading, and they raises the issue with
HPM. It appears my view has been accepted, and the product design will
be changed.

Sylvia.

Wow.
Yes, rather a surprising outcome.

Sylvia.
 
On Apr 7, 2:10 pm, Sylvia Else <syl...@not.here.invalid> wrote:
On 3/03/2011 12:55 PM, Sylvia Else wrote:



I've attached any number of inline sockets and plugs in my life, and
never had the trouble I'm having with this. It seems impossible to fit.

The instructions talk about the "Easy wiring clamp terminals," but if
you try to do it the way they show, you get this result

http://members.optusnet.com.au/sylviae/T_hmpsocket2.jpg

and the wire pulls out easily even when the screw is done up as tight as
I can make it.

Inserting the wire from the other side (which is not how HPM indicate
it) doesn't do any better, and nor does attempting to wrap the wire
around the screw.

It probably doesn't help that part of the clamp is made from a springy
metal, so as to be able to grip the pin from a plug that's inserted.

Sylvia.

I made representations to Fair Trading, and they raises the issue with
HPM. It appears my view has been accepted, and the product design will
be changed.

Sylvia.
Wow.
 

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