On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 12:09:52 +0100, Martin Brown
wrote:

On 03/06/2019 11:55, Scott wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 11:39:27 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote:

Terry Casey wrote:

Just came across this topic on another forum:

http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=7463

Temperature rise of 13A sockets is only tested for 60 minutes at 13A
(and double 13A sockets only tested to a combined 20A I think).

If it's okay after 60 minutes, is it not likely still to be okay after
10 hours?

At 13A for 1 hour a UK socket gets really rather hot. The sort of thing
that can happen when you have a 3kW fan heater in a very cold room. I
have seen moulded extension blocks melt or deform under such loads.

Are they not sometimes 10 Amps?

In any case my understanding is that if you buy an electric vehicle
you get a 'deal' on a charging point. I only hope it's a better deal
than the Brexit one!

I think it gives you 16 amps and speeds up the charging a bit.

Ideally you want a custom circuit dedicated to a charger - much like
running a welding set or similarly brutal high current device.

That's what my brother has.