On 03/01/2020 14:26, 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.

Although NT could have worded that better, what he is saying is a
reasonable assessment if you start from the principle that any modern
appliance will have a flex fitted that will still fail safe when plugged
into a 16A protected circuit with no additional fusing, as would be the
case in the rest of Europe.

Then the fuse selected (if one is not just defaulting to 13A) will then
depend on the appliance load. E.g it would not be appropriate to fit a
3A fuse to the plug of your Washing Machine or Kettle.


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Cheers,

John.

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