Brian Gaff wrote:

Blimey 2012, almost up to date.

On an allied subject, Remember some time back an incident where a person
died due to a fuse not blowing when a mains cable was taken up by an old
style beater hover, mostly made of metal. The cord was not the one on the
hoover but one on a table light, which only had a 13 amp fuse not a lower
one so it never blew.
However I'd not suggest taking up live cables in any case to be honest!
Brian

I really don't think the size of the fuse on the table lamp is the issue
here. It is hoover not being effectively earthed that is the immediate
problem. If it had been earthed it would not have reached a dangerous
voltage and either the 13A fuse or the flex to the table lamp would have
melted and broken the connection.


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Roger Hayter