I have a plugged in table lamp that blows the plug fuse whenever the bulb goes.
The lamp is plugged into a smart timer plug to turn it on/off at a set times daily, and this and the socket are in turn hidden behind a panel which is awkward to access. I don't want to alter this arrangement. Bulbs tend to last about three months - these are traditional filament bulbs and I cant use any others. It's turned into a bit of a rigmarole.
I thought about an in-line RCB, which would trip when the bulb blows and stop the plug fuse blowing, and I could potentially make this accessible for a button press when needed.
However, it occured to me that these RCB's tend to trip whenever power is removed, so it wont be practical to use with a timer.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can keep this set up as it is, and deal with the fuse blowing - ideally with some sort of RCB type device?
The lamp is plugged into a smart timer plug to turn it on/off at a set times daily, and this and the socket are in turn hidden behind a panel which is awkward to access. I don't want to alter this arrangement. Bulbs tend to last about three months - these are traditional filament bulbs and I cant use any others. It's turned into a bit of a rigmarole.
I thought about an in-line RCB, which would trip when the bulb blows and stop the plug fuse blowing, and I could potentially make this accessible for a button press when needed.
However, it occured to me that these RCB's tend to trip whenever power is removed, so it wont be practical to use with a timer.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can keep this set up as it is, and deal with the fuse blowing - ideally with some sort of RCB type device?