"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article
ws.net,
:::Jerry:::: wrote:
world. After all, the maximum fuse on a ring main is 13 amps,
while
radials are usually 20 amps.

Err, no, maximum fuse on a ring circuit in the UK is 30A, if some
idiot bridges the BS1363 type plug fuse.

You seem obsessed with people bypassing plug fuses, but not messing
with
the circuit protection? Just why and when would you bridge a 13 amp
fuse?
If an appliance is blowing 13 amp fuses, then bridging that fuse is
likely
to cause a fire.

Exactly !....

That's the point, anyone without any knowledge, expertise or
understanding can *easily* abuse the protection device within a
BS1363 plug, it's all but designed to be worked on by such people -
modern moulded on plugs don't even need the use of a tool (as in
unfastening)to access the fuse.


Strikes me you're referring to some of the dodgy body shops you've
worked
in where they've used 13 amp sockets for compressors and welders
etc too
powerful for them. And ring main circuits were never intended for
fixed
heavy loads such as these, but for general domestic use.


No, just ignorant people living in 'house-holds' were they are all
technically challenged - why do you think it was made mandatory (in
the UK) for new appliances etc. to come ready fitted with a BS1363
plug - it wasn't people objecting to having to buy a plug on top of
the appliance purchase price.

Anyway, hasn't there some dodgy wiring / connectors used in TV
industry over the years?....