On 10/04/2021 11:21, Max Demian wrote:
On 10/04/2021 10:24, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Saturday, 10 April 2021 at 01:26:43 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
There were lots of small appliances intended for use on 2A
and 5A plugs, with thin flexes.
Doesnt explain why all other countrys
handle those fine without fused plug tops.

1. Because they didn't have 2A and 5A circuits, their appliances had
thicker flexes?
2. Many European countries had bottle fuses which may have provided
finer protection than rewireable fuses used in Britain.
3. Their electrical safety standards were/are lower?
4. We designed the fused 13A plug to suit the conditions in the UK at
the time and to be the best possible solution overall, albeit a
compromise in some ways.

I would have thought it would be better to have fused sockets, then
there wouldn't be the chance of overload with multiple appliances
plugged into the socket with an unfused adapter.

But then they'd all have 13A fuses. Fusing the plugs allows for
different fuses to suit different appliance requirements and flex ratings.

I could have a flex suitable for a 13A fuse on my 17W soldering iron (it
actually has a 3A fuse), but the thicker, heavier, less flexible wiring
required would make using it far more difficult.

Such cables may also pull table lamps and other light items out of position.