3-gang light switch acceptable in this situation?

[calluml]

Hi all, first posting to this forum, so thanks in advance for any help.

Currently planning the lighting for a home cinema and I plan to have 3 seperate sets of lighting:

1) 4 halogen wall lights
2) 2-3 screen lights
3) Fible optic ceiling lights

For neatness I would like to be able to control these lights via a single 3-gang lightswitch.

1 & 2 seem fairly straightforward, but the fibre optics may be a problem.

The fibre optic light unit is fitted with a standard 13A plug (5A fuse). Would it be possible/acceptable to change this plug for a 5A round-pin plug and have the corrsponding socket controlled by the 3rd lightswitch?

thanks for any advice.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It will probably invalidate the warranty on the device, but apart from that it would be fine.

 

[calluml]

great, thanks very much!

 

[1974stephen]

why not make a short 5A round pin plug to 13A trailing socket to use so that you don't need to chop the plug off? If it can be hidden behind the furnture or something out of the way you won't see it, and you won't void any warranties then....

 

[kendor]

why not make a short 5A round pin plug to 13A trailing socket to use so that you don't need to chop the plug off? If it can be hidden behind the furnture or something out of the way you won't see it, and you won't void any warranties then....

the only downside i can see to that setup is breaking the fuse discrimination regs albeit that the two fuses will be near to each other and accessible so not a problem to replace, more a technicality really. not a problem if plug top fuse and trailing socket fuse(if fitted)is smaller.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

5A round-pin plugs are not fused....