On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:55:34 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 08/11/2012 13:48, whisky-dave wrote:

A Dell PC with a 5A fuse in the plug

That seems OK as few computers would exceed 1kw but if that lead was
used as a kettle lead.....

I remember having one computer which needed a 'kettle lead' with a notch
cut out of it (which may indeed be a *real* 'kettle lead' connector, but
I never did check). PSU was rated to 800W IIRC, and it was probably
running at close to that.