On Friday, 3 January 2020 17:36:34 UTC, Scott wrote:
On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 08:39:25 -0800 (PST), whisky-dave
wrote:

On Friday, 3 January 2020 16:15:15 UTC, Scott wrote:
On Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:26:51 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:
And perhaps most only want to get the thing working again, so will fit
any fuse they have to hand, or can buy easily. Most likely 13 amp.

The correct fuse doesn't depend on cable size at all, it depends on the
load ie the appliance.

********. The fuse in a plug is only there to protect the cable. If the
appliance needs a fuse it will be in or on it.

What appliances do not need a fuse?

Aga cooker. Gas ascots. My electric toothbrush doesn't have a fuse, and niether does the charging station (that I know of) the 2 pin plug goes into an atapter
which does have a 3 amp fuse in it IIRC, same as with my shaver.

Are you sure the charging station doesn't have some form of internal
fuse?

I assume it does but we are talking about appliancies where the fuse can be replaced. AFAIK my toothbrush does NOT contain a fuse.
The charging station should have a fuse as that is the ONLY section connected to the mains supply and in accordence with UK electrical safety must contain some sort of fuse, whether it is current or temperature driven,
resetable or not I don't know, but it is most likely a non-servicable pat the
a user shouldn't replace.

The statement was what appliances NEED a fuse and not whether they have one or not, there is a differnce there too.





What happens if it is plugged into a 16 amp 'continental'
supply?

I doubt it'll fit. The toothbrush just has a rechraging receptical
that using induction for charging.

I think shaver adapters contain a 1 amp fuse.
Some do others don't. My toothbrush was NOT supplied with one.



But I guess it does depend on what you mean by an appliance, and whether that
includes what powers the appliance(s)

I was responding to Mr Plowman. I'll adopt his definition.