On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 11:26:57 -0500, w_tom wrote:

Fuses protect humans.

Only a very small fuse 100mA or less would protect a human. The bog
standard 13A plug top fuse isn't going to bat an eyelid in the time it
takes to toast you. Remember a 13A fuse will carry, indefinately,
3.25kW, at 6kW load it *might* blow in the next 30mins. It's not until
you get up towards kA range that a 13A fuse is going to be anything
like quick enough to save life.

RCDs protect humans. Neither provides surge protection.

Agreed.

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