Anyone capable of O level maths should be up to adding up watts off equipment, it might be more sense to tell people what to do to calculate if it is safe, rather than just frighten them to drum up business - all modern appliances and extension leads are marked with wattages. OR say does it feel warm after half an hour. - the average home office, laptop, printer, monitor, powered speakers, telephone charger, desk lamp, shredder and laminator, probably has change from 5A and could run of a light fitting.
Also, the fuse in the first plug or fused adaptor sorts out the gross overloads.
Only the unfused 2 way adaptors are truly dangerous, the rest just leads to melting of the visible local cable - the classic being the rolled up reel type of lead.
Anyone capable of O level maths should be up to adding up watts off equipment, it might be more sense to tell people what to do to calculate if it is safe, rather than just frighten them to drum up business - all modern appliances and extension leads are marked with wattages. OR say does it feel warm after half an hour. - the average home office, laptop, printer, monitor, powered speakers, telephone charger, desk lamp, shredder and laminator, probably has change from 5A and could run of a light fitting.
Also, the fuse in the first plug or fused adaptor sorts out the gross overloads.
Only the unfused 2 way adaptors are truly dangerous, the rest just leads to melting of the visible local cable - the classic being the rolled up reel type of lead.
