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Lights Supplied by 30 Amp Ring Final. B.S. 3036 Fuse.

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HellOOOoooo All,


I came across a strange one today. I went to change a faulty touch dimmer switch for an ordinary light switch. I discovered that the two lights controlled by the switch did not originate at the lighting circuit, but from a 30 Amp wire fused ring final. The supply was connected to an old metal double socket box below the light switch, in an added conservatory, with a blank plate over it. I can not add a fused connection unit as the box is a double socket box. The blank plate is covered by a small easily removed panel convector heater. I was considering installing an inline fuse holder in the double socket box for the lighting circuit. The lamps are low energy types so overloading is very unlikely, but faults may occur.


Thoughts please.


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    mapj1:

    The traditional inside out squirrel cage induction motor ones actually draw less current when stalled than when spinning ...


    That's reassuring given that one of my tasks this afternoon was to get the kitchen heater going. It's a sort of central heating-powered fan heater. There are clear instructions inside to insert a BS1362 fuse in the supply. The motor, all 20-odd watts of it, had fallen apart again. I am now reassured to know that next time it falls apart, the kitchen will not be engulfed in flames.


    The same cannot be said when my Mrs P is cooking. ???


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    mapj1:

    The traditional inside out squirrel cage induction motor ones actually draw less current when stalled than when spinning ...


    That's reassuring given that one of my tasks this afternoon was to get the kitchen heater going. It's a sort of central heating-powered fan heater. There are clear instructions inside to insert a BS1362 fuse in the supply. The motor, all 20-odd watts of it, had fallen apart again. I am now reassured to know that next time it falls apart, the kitchen will not be engulfed in flames.


    The same cannot be said when my Mrs P is cooking. ???


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