On 09/04/2021 19:29, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Friday, 9 April 2021 at 19:07:39 UTC+1, Clive Page wrote:
The problem was that the ring-main fuses had to be larger and so the system wasn't as safe.
The solution was to put a fuse in each plug-top and this made them much larger. Does that
sound a reasonable explanation?

Not quite.


There is a secondary purpose to the fuse - it limits 13A sockets to 13A max load

Good point. Try putting a 13A load on a 13A plug. They get pretty warm
even when conditions are optimal!

PA