"Highland Ham" wrote:

The model number ain't gonna mean a lot to anyone as this is a very
old piece of kit (1950s) that I keep mainly out of a sense of
reverence for the past. :-) It's an old ex-RAF AVO. I have posted a
picture of the socket to a.b.s.e under this same thread title...
BTW, there's a 5p coin shown for scale, but since that won't mean much
to anyone outside Britain, the outer of the socket is approx. 1" in
diameter (which won't mean much to anyone in europe but it serves them
right for adopting the metric system.:-))
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Since Britain is part of Europe you probably mean 'anyone in continental
europe'

Just for your info ,the metric system was introduced /imposed by Napoleon
(eg more than 200 years ago)
For once he did the right thing .

The metric system also the law here in the UK. You can't sell stuff in
pounds and ounces or feet and inches. Miles are the last bastion of
the imperial system (on road signs), with the informal exception of
pints of beer (IIRC technically it's a "large" beer and 576ml). I
don't mind working in metric units, indeed I prefer them, but if
anyone wants to stop me asking for a pint in the pub they'll have a
fight on their hands!

Oh yes, cannabis is still sold by the fraction of an ounce as it ever
was, but I don't think selling cannabis in imperial units is any more
illegal than just selling cannabis


Tim
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Love is a travelator.