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BS 1363 13 A plug tops

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I need to find the regulations which permit or prohibit the wiring of two mains voltage devices into a single 13 A plug top. I have a C & G 2377 PAT certificate and am looking to test some equipment for a local model Railway  club. 

I noticed that they have a couple of places where they have wired two 12 volt ‘car battery’ chargers into a single 13 A plug top. This just does not look right but I don't know where the ‘regulations’ state this.

Assuming it is not correct, what would be the easiest way to wire this correctly? Certainly in one place there is only a single outlet socket available currently.

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    You are aware of that little card affixed to 13 Amp plugs that gives wiring instructions? Yes. Well, how may conductors does it show? If the appliance is to be earthed the conductors are three in total. If the appliance is a class 2 appliance it needs two conductors connected. B.S. 7671 requires us to take manufacturers' instructions into account. The plugs are designed for just one appliance to be connected.

     

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    How do you P.A. test appliances if they are connected in parallel? They need testing separately.

     

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    You are aware of that little card affixed to 13 Amp plugs that gives wiring instructions? Yes. Well, how may conductors does it show? If the appliance is to be earthed the conductors are three in total. If the appliance is a class 2 appliance it needs two conductors connected. B.S. 7671 requires us to take manufacturers' instructions into account. The plugs are designed for just one appliance to be connected.

     

    Also,

     

    How do you P.A. test appliances if they are connected in parallel? They need testing separately.

     

    Z.

     

     

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