PLUGS


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Part No. Use
Plug No. 112

 

 
Plug No. 116

 

 
 
Plug No. 201 Switchboard plug with 2 contacts.

Size - 81mm x 12mm.

A gauge.

 

Plug No. 222

 

 
Plug No. 226

 

 
 
Plug No. 235A Plug with integral lamp.  Used on 50 volt supplies to 
provide power to portable small tools, such as soldering irons.

Takes a Lamp No. 2 (voltage)

They were still in production - go to the Astralux web site

Old style is shown to the top.  If fitted with a lamp, the earlier plugs used to get very hot - so beware of fitting a lamp!

B gauge.

Plug No. 244A 2 pole Krone plug used for testing.

Bridges contacts instead of breaking them in strips connections.

 

 
Plug No. 301 Switchboard plug with 3 contacts.

Size - 81mm x 12mm.

A gauge.

 

Plug No. 309 Three way plug, used on CBS No. 1 Exchanges.

Size - 80mm x 10mm.

C Gauge.
 

 
Plug No. 310 Three way plug.

Size - 82mm x 11mm.

B Gauge.
 

 
Plug No. 316 Three way plug used on most late GPO switchboards.

Size - 79mm x 11mm.

Last found on the Astralux web site.

B gauge.

 


 

Plug No. 319 Three way plug.

Size - 80 x 10.

C Gauge.
 

 
Plug No. 404 Bakelite covered, large, brass plug, used before 
the introduction of the Plug 420.

Four way.

Size - 97mm x 29mm.

Used with Jack No. 19 and 65.
 


 

Plug No. 406 Four way flat plug.

Size - 65mm x 44mm x 21mm.

Used with Jack No. 8.
 


 
Plug No. 418 Plastic covered 4 way plug.  Similar in construction to Plug No. 420.

This is a NATO plug.

Superseded by the Plug No. 420.

Drawing CD1027.
 

 
Plug No. 420 Plastic covered 4 way plug, universally used by the BPO.

The plug has a frusto-conical shaped tip, contact
rings separated by insulators along the barrel, screw on cover and cable retention feature. For use with Jacks No . 84 and 95.

Colours:-
Black, Grey and Ivory.

Introduced Circa 1957 and superseded the Plug No. 418.

Size - 54mm x 21mm.

Lastly manufactured by Astralux.

Drawings
SD73 and 90842.

General purpose plug used with many Jacks.

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Plug No. 430A Left hand latch - 4 way - used on handset cords.

Used with CW1311 cord.

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Plug No. 431A Right hand latch - 4 way - used on line cords.

Used with CW1311 cord.

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Plug No. 432A Right hand latch - 4 way.

Used with CW1311 cord.

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Plug No. 440A 4 pole Krone plug used for testing.

Breaks contacts in disconnect style strips connections.

 

 
Plug No. 501 Five way flat plug.

Size - 65mm x 56mm x 21mm.

Fits into a Jack No. 10

 


 
Plug No. 503 Five way plug used on Keysender No. 5.

This Plug locates into a standard switchboard dial mounting.

 

 
Plug No. 505 5 way variant of Plug No. 420.

Last manufacturer was Astralux.


 
Plug No. 609A

 

 
Plug No. 620A 6 way variant of Plug No. 505
 
 
Plug No. 630 As Plug No. 430 but with 6 connectors
 
Plug No. 631 As plug No. 431 but with 6 connectors
 
 
Plug No. 1203

 

 
Plug No. 1205  
 
Plug No. 2403

 

 
Plug No. 2404 24 way plug used to connect HES transfer units to the internal multiple wiring.
 


 

Plug No 2404A 24 way plug used to connect HES No. 1 telephones unit to the internal multiple wiring.

Has a buzzer incorporated in the design.
 


 
Plug No. 3201 32 way plug used on relay sets and selectors in telephone equipment racks.

Locates in a Jack No. 129
 


 

Plug No. 4001A 40 way plug used to connect HES No. 2 telephones to the internal multiple wiring.

Has a buzzer incorporated in the design.
 


 
 
 

WE4 Used for terminating handset cords
 
WE6 Used for terminating line cords
 
RJ45 8 way plug used for terminating computer network
cables - see Category 5 wiring

 

   

 
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