So just now I was adding an extra light over my day bed it's a vintage 60 watt bulb looks like an old radio valve it even has the little glass pip on top. Anyhow as I was wiring it up two whiskas of wire touched there was barely any sound but it popped the 5 amp fuse in the plug adaptor and tripped 16 amp MCB how is this even possible even under partial short circuit conditions surely a 5 amp fuse should clear before a 16 amp MCB?
Looking on the bright side you only had to reset the MCB rather than find a spare fuse.
Andy Betteridge
This was part of an answer to a question on the part 1 236 C&G electrical technology paper. I now feel that the click of an MCB tripping out is really only half the story. A jolly good bang rams home the seriousness of the situation. and other indicators such flash overs may indicate the point of the fault.
I still think the use of BS1361 cartridge fuses is still vaild.....
Looking on the bright side you only had to reset the MCB rather than find a spare fuse.
Andy Betteridge
This was part of an answer to a question on the part 1 236 C&G electrical technology paper. I now feel that the click of an MCB tripping out is really only half the story. A jolly good bang rams home the seriousness of the situation. and other indicators such flash overs may indicate the point of the fault.
I still think the use of BS1361 cartridge fuses is still vaild.....
