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Socket to 6 amp lighting circuit OK?
On 09/10/2019 18:31, ARW wrote:
On 09/10/2019 13:53, John Rumm wrote:
On 05/10/2019 19:28,
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On Saturday, 5 October 2019 14:19:56 UTC+1, Roger HayterÂ* wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* 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.Â*Â* That might stop it tripping
the lighting MCB if overloaded, most times anyway.
Type B & Type II MCBs are far faster than fuses.
That does really depend on the level of fault current. Fuses get
faster with larger currents, whereas the mechanical speed of a MCB is
limited.
The most inconvenient will trip:-)
Probably all of them.
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