I have been asked to fit Australian mains plugs to a hair drier and a
styling wand, both made for the British market. One has a 3A fused
plug, the other a 5A. As we don't use fused plugs in Australia, I'm
hoping that the drier and wand are internally fused. Unfortunately
neither unit is designed to be opened, so I was hoping that someone
from the UK could explain the British safety standards to me. Would
both devices use a thermal fuse, as they appear to do in Australia? If
so, then why the extra fuse in the plug?


- Franc Zabkar
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