Ah. It was actually a single back box to a dual so more work.double dual ? twin , pair, matching set, two one gang
Ah. It was actually a single back box to a dual so more work.double dual ? twin , pair, matching set, two one gang
I know some ONE will doubtless put a 16A fuse in a table lamp with 0.5mm² cable
The "Schuko" plug does not contain a fuse the fuse is in the consumer unit rather than in the plug like with our old 15A plugs.It would appear we are getting more and more questions relating to appliances which are designed for continental use (16A loading) being brought into the UK with only a change of cable and plug (to 13A) by the manufacturers.
Looking at the size of the pins on the UK plug, as against the pins on the "Schuko" plug, I would suggest the contact area of the UK plug pins are greater than that of the German one. Thus, perhaps we should look at increasing the maximum fuse rating to 16A for kitchen appliances, specifically cookers. I know some ONE will doubtless put a 16A fuse in a table lamp with 0.5mm² cable and burn the bloody house down, but a 13A fuse can do that equally well!
Alternatively, (putting my naughty hat on) tell Europe to "do the other thing"!
Eric, you write this very often, but I wonder if you are aware of any actual evidence that, in practice, there are significant differences between the temperatures attained by plugs/sockets and FCUs as a result of the heat generated by the fuses they contain.Any fuse gets hot, that's how they work the wire inside gets that hot it melts and disconnects the appliance. As a result there must be a way to get rid of that heat. With the plug it needs to be in free air or in the cooling air circulated by the oven fan. With a FCU the heat is transferred into the wall.
Would you?Looking at the size of the pins on the UK plug, as against the pins on the "Schuko" plug, I would suggest the contact area of the UK plug pins are greater than that of the German one.
How?Thus, perhaps we should look at increasing the maximum fuse rating to 16A for kitchen appliances, specifically cookers.
But we are European.Alternatively, (putting my naughty hat on) tell Europe to "do the other thing"!
Switches always make me wonder - two very small dimples touching.People who talk about contact area seem to forget that in practice almost any plug/skt contact is at one, two or at the most three very small points...(until we manage to construct a perfectly defined flat or round surface out of metal).
I know some ONE will doubtless put a 16A fuse in a table lamp with 0.5mm² cable
Manufacturers are already (indeed have for a while been) putting 13A fuses in appliances fed with 0.75 flex, contrary to the advice in 7671.
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