On Jan 9, 10:18*pm, " wrote:
We recently had one burnt electrical outlet at our office. The
appliance plug is also burnt as well. All the outlets at our office is
rated at 20Amps and have fuse protection. The fuse did not trip.
Anyone has a clue why the outlet and the plug are burnt? I am planning
to just replace the burnt outlets and the appliance plug, but I really
prefer to know what caused the burning in the first place.

Here are 2 photos showing the plug and the outlet:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5423000...07/5341718398/

Thank

THE DEVICES (PLUG & RECEPTACLES) ARE NOT RATED FOR 20A USE.
AS MENTIONED MAKE SURE ALL WIRES ARE ATTACHED SECURELY.
STOP BUYING JUNK, AND IF THE APPARATUS IS RATED FOR 30A YOU SHOULD NOT
BE OPERATING IT ON A 20A CIRCUIT.
EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU ARE UNDER USING IT, WHATEVER COULD GO WRONG,
WILL GO WRONG.
WHERE ARE YOU, IN THE GHETTO?

PATECUM