Plugs, fuses and ratings

[gregbbb]

Hi

I have a TV with a plug that is hard wired in. I need to remove the plug to feed the cable through a small hole. Now, the plug on the TV is marked 5A 250V. I've found another old plug marked 13A 250V. If i use the old plug on the TV with a 5A fuse would everything be ok?

Cheers in advance

 

[BigJon]

yeah no probs, main thing is you change your "new" plug to a 5amp fuse, which you can take from the sealed one your removing

 

[gregbbb]

Thats what I thought. Cheers BigJon.

I can understand the sealed plug being marked to advise what size fuse should be used with the TV. But the spare plug could be used for anything - so is the 13A the max rating the plug can handle?

 

[BigJon]

yeah 13a is max, You also get 3,5,7 & 13 as far as i know

 

[gregbbb]

Excellent, thanks for your help.

All working fine.

 

[plugwash]

You also get 3,5,7 & 13 as far as i know

and 1 and 2

 

[RF Lighting]

and 10

 

[reggie perrin]

I thought only 3a and 13a fuses were used nowadays.

Up to 700w - 3a.

Over 700w - 13a.

 

[plugwash]

thats the old advice i heared years ago.

5A seems to have become common with low power extention leads and also seems to be seen prefitted a lot in low power appliances that would really be better off with 3A ones (anyone know why?)

7A has come into prominace because of some (widely ignored) british standard involving use of extention leads with equipment that produces high earth currents.

all the others are rarely used

 

[securespark]

ADE advise 2A fuses in the supply to their panels.