Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
Explosion proof #telephone from #Plessey #England you would have used it if you were in the yard filling up 200 litre drums with #petrol or any other substance where there was #flammable #vapour or #gas - a normal telephone set would not be safe as it could make sparks (especially during loop disconnect dialling).
Feb 21 at 5:47pmWeb
Show threadUweFeb 21
@vfrmedia As a student, I worked part-time for a company in Essen that manufactured explosion-proof telephone and signalling systems for mining. But that was many decades ago.
Show threadKai, sounds like the skyFeb 21
@vfrmedia why would you need a telephone while filling 200 litres drums with petrol in the yard?
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKFeb 21
@kaievans in somewhere like a refinery/distribution centre, to let someone know they were ready for collection - or maybe there has been a leak or some other incident, and you dont' want to make a spark when alerting on site security/incident response (usually extension number 22 on the kind of PABX system that phone was connected to)
Show threadM SchommerFeb 21
@vfrmedia
#Portishead! :D <3
Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 26

@vfrmedia I do like such industrial equipment.

Really screams "Hey, put your hard hat on m8!"