<![CDATA[Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural".]]>Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". See how this blue lead has naturally reverted to being black.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e81bb8ac-bf9a-42d3-89fe-8d9aa72c6787/clearly-the-old-school-colours-of-black-for-neutral-were-more-natural-.RSS for NodeSun, 05 Jul 2026 11:41:42 GMTMon, 29 Jun 2026 13:04:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:34:28 GMT]]>@bencurthoys
That is indeed the path to blackness 😆
@revk

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/niels/statuses/116840023199074540https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/niels/statuses/116840023199074540Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:34:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:19:22 GMT]]>@revk
That one ready to pick

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116835245289277574https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116835245289277574Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:19:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:13:14 GMT]]>@revk 🤣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116834985229845877https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116834985229845877Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:13:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:11:00 GMT]]>@8tpercent @revk boo

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/jackeric/statuses/116834976400668460https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/jackeric/statuses/116834976400668460Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:11:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:09:04 GMT]]>@TimWardCam we have seen some very “special” electrical stuff in that house before.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116834968850016453https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116834968850016453Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:09:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:45:02 GMT]]>@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"?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/srtcd424/statuses/116833930610279292https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/srtcd424/statuses/116833930610279292Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:45:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:42:04 GMT]]>@niels @revk With enough amperes anything will turn red. (And start glowing).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bencurthoys/statuses/116833918915385065https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bencurthoys/statuses/116833918915385065Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:42:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:08:41 GMT]]>@revk Oooo that's bad. Glad the damage wasn't far worse.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/gilester45/statuses/116833787664262429https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/gilester45/statuses/116833787664262429Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:08:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:40:51 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digipres.club/users/philpem/statuses/116833678204089457https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digipres.club/users/philpem/statuses/116833678204089457Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:40:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:37:42 GMT]]>@penguin42 No clue

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116833665833002811https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116833665833002811Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:37:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:37:08 GMT]]>@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?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.org.uk/users/penguin42/statuses/116833663624904151https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.org.uk/users/penguin42/statuses/116833663624904151Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:37:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:22:35 GMT]]>@revk AI also had an opinion....

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/8tpercent/statuses/116833606434680927https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/8tpercent/statuses/116833606434680927Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:22:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:16:34 GMT]]>@revk Noah would be proud

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/johnmclear/statuses/116833582727640666https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/johnmclear/statuses/116833582727640666Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:16:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:13:32 GMT]]>@revk
With enough amperes anything reverts to black

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/niels/statuses/116833570801304948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/niels/statuses/116833570801304948Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:09:48 GMT]]>@revk
hi, cable expert here! this is not funny, cables only do this when they're in extreme distress.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/henryk/statuses/116833556163077329https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/henryk/statuses/116833556163077329Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:09:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:07:44 GMT]]>@jamesb Ooh, yes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116833548021646212https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116833548021646212Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:07:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:05:57 GMT]]>@revk Why is one of the earth wires sleeved brown?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk/users/jamesb/statuses/01KW9QS3028QXBJQQS68NJRP6Ghttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk/users/jamesb/statuses/01KW9QS3028QXBJQQS68NJRP6GMon, 29 Jun 2026 13:05:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Clearly the old school colours of black for neutral were more "natural". on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:05:56 GMT]]>@revk Ouch. How long has that gone unnoticed? Last EICR rather more than five years ago perhaps?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116833540926815812https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116833540926815812Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:05:56 GMT