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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
Only if you buy Cheap.

The type of socket wasn't stated.



BS1363-2:1995 requires for double socket outlets that both socket
outlets have loads applied via test plugs, 1 test plug having a load
of 14 amps whilst the other has a load of 6 amps, making a total load
of 20 amps on the cable supplying the double socket outlet. The double
socket outlet is then subjected to this loading for a minimum
continuous period of 4 hours or longer until stability is reached with
a maximum duration of 8 hours (stability being taken as less than 1
degC rise within 1 h). The test is passed if neither the terminals /
terminations, nor the accessible external surface, increase in
temperature by more than 52 degC.

A double socket with two plugs taking a total 20 amps might well run
cooler than a single at 13 amps. More 'air' around it.

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