Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural".

[timwardcam@c.im]

@revk Ouch. How long has that gone unnoticed? Last EICR rather more than five years ago perhaps?

[jamesb@fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk]

@revk Why is one of the earth wires sleeved brown?

[revk@toot.me.uk]

@jamesb Ooh, yes.

[henryk@chaos.social]

@revk
hi, cable expert here! this is not funny, cables only do this when they're in extreme distress.

[niels@social.data.coop]

@revk
With enough amperes anything reverts to black

[johnmclear@mastodon.green]

@revk Noah would be proud

[8tpercent@fosstodon.org]

@revk AI also had an opinion....

[penguin42@mastodon.org.uk]

@revk Which order did that happen in?! Was that excess current causing that area to get hot so it rusted, or did it start rusting first and cause a hot contact?

[revk@toot.me.uk]

@penguin42 No clue

[philpem@digipres.club]

@revk @penguin42 The usual sequence for that is a loose screw -> high contact resistance -> heat -> fire. The heat is probably what caused the rapid oxidation.

[gilester45@twit.social]

@revk Oooo that's bad. Glad the damage wasn't far worse.

[bencurthoys@mastodon.social]

@niels @revk With enough amperes anything will turn red. (And start glowing).

[srtcd424@mas.to]

@revk @jamesb "it's an earth, it needs to be sleeved, I don't have any earth sleeving .. and I want to give the next person to open this a heart attack"?

[revk@toot.me.uk]

@TimWardCam we have seen some very “special” electrical stuff in that house before.

[jackeric@beige.party]

@8tpercent @revk boo

[timwardcam@c.im]

@revk

[endlessmason@hachyderm.io]

@revk
That one ready to pick

[niels@social.data.coop]

@bencurthoys
That is indeed the path to blackness
@revk