In message <3RFO9GAyZe73Ew7N@lpilsley.demon.co.uk>, Nigel Goodwin writes >I've never seen or heard of that in the UK, perhaps with the higher >voltage it was never done?. The oldest I've seen are linen or rubber >covered live and neutral with an outer sheathing of lead. The lead outer >is used as the earth connection!. > >There are still probably quite a few houses in the UK with wiring like >this, but it's EXTREMELY!! dangerous. The linen/rubber perishes over the >years and if you touch it, it just crumbles away, leaving bare >conductors inside a lead casing!. Tell me about it, I went into the loft the other day and found that the entire upstairs lighting circuit is using this stuff, got someone working out a quote to rewire the whole house as I type this! >-- > >Nigel. > > /--------------------------------------------------------------\ > | Nigel Goodwin | Internet : nigelg@lpilsley.demon.co.uk | > | Lower Pilsley | Web Page : http://www.lpilsley.demon.co.uk | > | Chesterfield | Official site for Shin Ki and New Spirit | > | England | Ju Jitsu | > \--------------------------------------------------------------/ -- Clint Sharp