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Goo Goo wrote:
A monitor has a high-fuse, along with the amplifier surely, and the
television. In fact it would be **** easy to go way over the 13a
thresh-hold.

Not with the things you're likely to have plugged into it - computer type
things, or hi-fi?

But hint. All appliances have their power consumption marked on them
somewhere. In watts. And to keep things simple, make 250 watts one amp -
so something at 1000 watts would be 4 amps.

If you think about it there's actually a far higher chance of attaching
10 items to it and going over 13amps than NOT going over it - you could
have no items rated at 13amps, one at 3 amps, and nine items at 1amp -
that's a bit ****e isn't it?

Few computer or hi-fi things take anything like one amp. Many will be only
a few watts.

It's the only 10-way-extender i saw in maplin and 2 other
electrical-specific-parts retailers, so i guess that is why.

I've got two 6 way ones for my computer stuff - so 11 outlets - and am way
under the 13 amp limit.

Even more on the hi-fi.

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