Portable loads such as video cameras, halogen flood lights, electrical irons, hand drillers, grinders, and cutters are powered by connecting long 2- or 3-core cables to the mains plug. Due to ...

Drilling into a concealed cable is always a nasty shock – and it’s seriously dangerous if the wire is live. Electrocution can result when a live cable is damaged and makes contact with the drill, ...

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