Steve Jones wrote:
Just bought two of these from Maplin. One I wanted for my computer and
the other I had the idea of using it for my TV. So when TV goes off,
DVD, video and STB go off as well. A pal of mine had a small house fire
from a TV left on standby.

The one for the computer works great. But I am unsure about whether to
try the other on the TV. The problem being that the master socket on the
mains panel is rated at only 5amps. The TV plug has a 13amp fuse and the
power consumption is 150watts. A 13amp fuse seems high to me but I don't
understand the relationship between power consumption and ampage.

I could just try it and see but I would like to understand it a bit more
first. Does the TV really need a 13amp fuse?

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Steve

Thanks for all the answers. Even with my limited knowledge I thought the
13amp fuse was overkill. But it was manufacturer fitted!

Anyway I tried the mains panel and it does work fine except what I
didn't realise is that it also detects low power states such as standby.
So everything goes off when I put the TV into standby. Not what I had in
mind, I wanted it to power down everything else when I physically
switched it off before going to bed. Otherwise to record a programme I
would need the TV and/or STB actually on.


Steve