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Following on from this thread, I have heard it said that manufacturers CANNOT rely on the circuit OPD to protect their appliance from overload - ie the plugtop fuse on a toaster of the MCB in the CU for a cooker CANNOT be used as part of the manufacturer's design for overload protection.
Put simply, the MCB is there to protect the supply cable, the plugtop fuse is to protect the flex; if an appliance needs overload protection, it MUST be incorporated internally.
(I hope that makes sense)
Is this correct, or just site-talk *******s?[/url]
Put simply, the MCB is there to protect the supply cable, the plugtop fuse is to protect the flex; if an appliance needs overload protection, it MUST be incorporated internally.
(I hope that makes sense)
Is this correct, or just site-talk *******s?[/url]