It happens that trader_4 formulated :
On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 4:23:27 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:16:45 -0000, trader_4 wrote:

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 3:32:40 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword
wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:53:48 -0000, trader_4
wrote:

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 2:01:02 PM UTC-5, James Wilkinson Sword
wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 01:40:22 -0000, wrote:

On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:16:47 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote:

Aren't the outlets also protected at 10a?

No, but the plug itself on each appliance has a fuse from 1A to 13A
depending on the appliance.

That is actually not a bad idea.

It's an obvious idea, don't your plugs have fuses yet? You can plug
anything into an outlet, if it's a 13A outlet, your 0.5A table lamp
doesn't have its cord protected against fire from a short.

If it's a decent short, it will greatly exceed the breaker rating
and trip instantly. If it's a short just right to consume a lot
of the current on the circuit but not trip it, eg a 12A short on
a 15A circuit, then you have that potential with all the wiring anyway
and we live with it and it does not appear to be a major cause of
fires. We also require arc fault breakers on many circuits now,
eg those in the living areas.

What are you talking about?

Reality, the way thing are.


A 1A cord may only take 10 amps through it during a short, and catch fire.
Yet the 15A breaker won't trip.

Never said anything different. But a direct short will produce enough
current to trip the breaker, ending the problem before the cord can
heat up. Happens all the time. Stick a screwdriver in a light socket
and it causes a current that trips the breaker right away.

As I just said, the resistance of the thin cord won't let enough pass to
trip the breaker.


BS. Just stop. Typical lamp cord wire will easily carry way more
than required to quickly trip the 15A circuit breaker, for a short
duration. What do you think the resistance of a couple meters of
lamp cord is? And if you don't believe it, go stick a screwdriver
in an unfused lamp socket and see.

You left out the part about being barefoot on concrete after spilling a
bucket of sal****er. Details matter.

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