On 10/04/2021 17:57, Max Demian wrote:
On 10/04/2021 12:06, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Max Demian wrote:

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.

How would the socket know which fuse to fit? Never noticed some
appliances
come with a 5 amp fuse in the plug?

Fuses mostly only protect against a dead short. To protect the
appliance, e.g. a PSU, you need a fuse on the output or a thermal cutout.

The theory is that the MCB protects the house wiring, and the plug fuse
protects the wire to the appliance, after that, its likely there will be
an internal fuse to protect the magic smoke generators


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