On Saturday, 5 October 2019 20:25:34 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
On 05/10/2019 19:28, tabbypurr wrote:
On Saturday, 5 October 2019 14:19:56 UTC+1, Roger Hayter wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
George Miles wrote:

I have 1.5mm cable for a downstairs lighting circuit.
Can I add a 3 pin socket to it above the door
for use by christmas lights etc?

It's common to use round pin sockets for things like table lamps plugged
in to a lighting circuit. Normally round pin 2 or 5 amp. If you used a 13
amp socket, some idiot might plug in a heater etc.

You could always connect it via a 3A FCU. That might stop it tripping
the lighting MCB if overloaded, most times anyway.

Type B & Type II MCBs are far faster than fuses.


I would not bet on it in a short circuit.

Maybe, but in most cases the mcb wins.