On 03/01/2020 16:15, 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?

A table lamp would be a resonable example. No typical use case where it
could cause an overload. So all you need worry about is fault protection
for the cable.

(There are times you can even quite legitimately wire a fixed circuit
without including overload protection[1])

[1]
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...istics_of_load



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Cheers,

John.

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