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International plugs and sockets

Chris Pearson
As we leave the EU, with all its standardization, I am bound to wonder why plugs and sockets have not been subject to this process. It isn't even that we have our funny square pins and the rest have round ones. Type C (2 pin) is common, but earthed plugs are mostly type E or F. IEC site.


Oh well, too late now!
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    Simon Barker:


    And a BS1362 fuse can be very reluctant to blow when overloaded. 


    Any fuse will be very reluctant to blow when overloaded - fuses are not overload protection, they are short circuit protection. From a 13A fuse protection you should be able to draw 20A for a significant duration (BS 1362 possibly indefinitely but certainly >3 hours). Generally overload protection is to protect the equipment, short circuit protection is to protect the electrical installation - somewhat simplified and I am sure you can think of many caveats and exceptions but in principle, that sums it up.

    Alasdair

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    Simon Barker:


    And a BS1362 fuse can be very reluctant to blow when overloaded. 


    Any fuse will be very reluctant to blow when overloaded - fuses are not overload protection, they are short circuit protection. From a 13A fuse protection you should be able to draw 20A for a significant duration (BS 1362 possibly indefinitely but certainly >3 hours). Generally overload protection is to protect the equipment, short circuit protection is to protect the electrical installation - somewhat simplified and I am sure you can think of many caveats and exceptions but in principle, that sums it up.

    Alasdair

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