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I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round
pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? |
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ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? 5 amps is about 1200 watts, so a 20 watt load would presnt no problem. I'm slightly puzzled as to how you are going to feed your outside light from an indoor socket. Do you really want the light to be switched on from where the present switch is located? -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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On Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:38:22 PM UTC+1, ss wrote:
I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. modern, not old I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. presumably lighting Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? 20w @240v = 0.08A. 5A 240v = 1.2kW, so well within its ability Someone else can moan about RCDs, but it shuld be fine. NT |
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wrote: On Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:38:22 PM UTC+1, ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. presumably lighting Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? 20w @240v = 0.08A. 5A 240v = 1.2kW, so well within its ability Someone else can moan about RCDs, but it shuld be fine. NT -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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On 26/07/2014 22:38, ss wrote:
I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? Should be. Assuming the wiring behind the socket is correct, and there is no reason from what you say to suspect otherwise, then the theoretical maximum load is 1250 watts (1.25KW), say 1KW (1000 watts) to allow for inefficiencies. -- Old Codger e-mail use reply to field What matters in politics is not what happens, but what you can make people believe has happened. [Janet Daley 27/8/2003] |
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On 26/07/2014 22:52, charles wrote:
In , wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? 5 amps is about 1200 watts, so a 20 watt load would presnt no problem. I'm slightly puzzled as to how you are going to feed your outside light from an indoor socket. Do you really want the light to be switched on from where the present switch is located? Drill a hole through the wooden window frame and feed the cable through. The socket and the light switch that turns it on are ideal. In fact the floodlight is only likely to be on during winter if I have a need to enter the garden shed and hols it wont be used often. The floodlight does have a PIR. |
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On 26/07/2014 22:58, Old Codger wrote:
On 26/07/2014 22:38, ss wrote: Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? Should be. Assuming the wiring behind the socket is correct, and there is no reason from what you say to suspect otherwise, then the theoretical maximum load is 1250 watts (1.25KW), say 1KW (1000 watts) to allow for inefficiencies. Yes, but hang on a bit. Chances are that this socket is connected to a lighting circuit[1]. If so, that circuit will probably be protected by a 5amp fuse or 6amp breaker - which will limit the *total* current in the circuit. So, even though the round-pin socket itself may be rated at 5amps, how much it can *actually* safely deliver will depend on what else is on the circuit. Drawing 5amps from it may well trip the circuit if there are lots of other lights on it. Having said that, I'd be very surprised if adding two 10watt loads would cause any problems. [1] The OP really needs to determine which circuit it's on - either by tracing the wiring or by pulling all the fuses/breakers and then turning them back on one at a time, and seeing what works and what doesn't each time. [Every D-I-Y-er should document their electrical installation in this way in order to know where to look when something stops working - quite apart from knowing which fuse to pull when working on a particular part of the system.] -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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I assume these are the old type sockets with no fuse?
Personally, I'd not chance it. After all where is the over current protection if things go belly up? I used to have some 3 pin 5 amp plugs and sockets, which had a fuse in them, very little things, I don't think one can get them any more. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "ss" wrote in message ... I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? |
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As I say, I'm just a bit worried about outdoor lighting being fed from a non
fused outlet. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "ss" wrote in message ... On 26/07/2014 22:52, charles wrote: In , wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? 5 amps is about 1200 watts, so a 20 watt load would presnt no problem. I'm slightly puzzled as to how you are going to feed your outside light from an indoor socket. Do you really want the light to be switched on from where the present switch is located? Drill a hole through the wooden window frame and feed the cable through. The socket and the light switch that turns it on are ideal. In fact the floodlight is only likely to be on during winter if I have a need to enter the garden shed and hols it wont be used often. The floodlight does have a PIR. |
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On Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:05:26 PM UTC+1, ss wrote:
On 26/07/2014 22:52, wrote: On Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:38:22 PM UTC+1, ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. modern, not old I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. presumably lighting Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? 20w @240v = 0.08A. 5A 240v = 1.2kW, so well within its ability Someone else can moan about RCDs, but it shuld be fine. "presumably lighting" Knowing this house probably the electric shower circuit :-) "modern, not old" Ah! full circle again seemingly this was how they done it when electricity was first introduced in to homes, so I was told. 5A round pin sockets are an ancient design, but they weren't normally run via a light switch in times past. However with few rules people could have done almost anything. Nowadays its standard practice, albeit not very popular, to put 5A skts on lighting circuits. Modern sockets must have shutters. NT |
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Brian Gaff wrote:
I assume these are the old type sockets with no fuse? Personally, I'd not chance it. After all where is the over current protection if things go belly up? In the consumer unit. If they're on the lighting circuit it's likely to be a 5 or 6 amp radial circuit. You can still buy the BS546 plugs and sockets, I use them for exactly the same purpose, wall mounted sockets for table lamps or lighting under kitchen cupboards switched from the same wall switch as the ceiling lights. I used to have some 3 pin 5 amp plugs and sockets, which had a fuse in them, very little things, I don't think one can get them any more. MK make fused and unfused round pin plugs, to meet the regs the 15A can't be supplied with a 13A fuse, so are supplied with 5A. http://neweysonline.co.uk/-/1050078117/ProductInformation.raction |
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Brian Gaff wrote:
I'm just a bit worried about outdoor lighting being fed from a non fused outlet. If outside lights were wired permanently into a lighting circuit, they'd not have an individual fuse. |
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wrote: [Snip] 5A round pin sockets are an ancient design, but they weren't normally run via a light switch in times past. However with few rules people could have done almost anything. Nowadays its standard practice, albeit not very popular, to put 5A skts on lighting circuits. Modern sockets must have shutters. Certainly as a design they have been around for some time, but in India, for example, they are the standard plug. They used to be very common in the "wall light switch" mode, but got forgotton when 13A sockets appeared. they are now coming back into favour. Incidentally, the First edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations was published in 1882. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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"charles" wrote in message
... In article , wrote: On Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:38:22 PM UTC+1, ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old properties but they seldom had remote switching. -- Adam |
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wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: On Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:38:22 PM UTC+1, ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old properties but they seldom had remote switching. yes, 3 sockets with one switch by the door. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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"charles" wrote in message
... In article , ARW modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old properties but they seldom had remote switching. yes, 3 sockets with one switch by the door. That would have been a posh house then. The ones I have rewired usually were just live lighting sockets with no switches. -- Adam |
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wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old properties but they seldom had remote switching. yes, 3 sockets with one switch by the door. That would have been a posh house then. The ones I have rewired usually were just live lighting sockets with no switches. yes - it was in Murrayfield, Edinburgh. A posh suburb. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk... On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 23:54:32 -0700 (PDT), wrote: 5A round pin sockets are an ancient design, but they weren't normally run via a light switch in times past. The youth of today have only ever seen 13 A and ring mains. B-) The house I was born and brought up in had one 15 A round pin and a (possibly two) 5 A round pin sockets per room and a central lighting pendant. On radials. Nowadays its standard practice, albeit not very popular, to put 5A skts on lighting circuits. It's not common so I wouldn't be surprised if people swap the 5 A round pin to 13 A socket so it can be "more useful". Leaving the wall switch on and not caring about which circuit it is on... But that would not be unsafe, -- Adam |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk... Someone else can moan about RCDs, but it shuld be fine. Only that if the lighting is RCD protected having something outside runs the risk of when it goes leaky plunging the place into darkness. I believe that NT meant the outside light, under the 17th edition regs may be required to have RCD protection. In this case I do not believe that it does not require RCD protection. -- Adam |
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In this case I do not believe that it does not require RCD protection. Couldn't you not express yourself less unclearly? |
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o.uk... ARW wrote: In this case I do not believe that it does not require RCD protection. Couldn't you not express yourself less unclearly? In this case I do not believe that it requires RCD protection.:-) -- Adam |
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Knowing this house probably the electric shower circuit :-) One flat I rewired I found had a socket wired in to the feed to the immersion heater switch. jgh |
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On 27/07/2014 09:12, Andy Burns wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote: I assume these are the old type sockets with no fuse? Personally, I'd not chance it. After all where is the over current protection if things go belly up? In the consumer unit. If they're on the lighting circuit it's likely to be a 5 or 6 amp radial circuit. You can still buy the BS546 plugs and sockets, I use them for exactly the same purpose, wall mounted sockets for table lamps or lighting under kitchen cupboards switched from the same wall switch as the ceiling lights. I used to have some 3 pin 5 amp plugs and sockets, which had a fuse in them, very little things, I don't think one can get them any more. MK make fused and unfused round pin plugs, to meet the regs the 15A can't be supplied with a 13A fuse, so are supplied with 5A. http://neweysonline.co.uk/-/1050078117/ProductInformation.raction The 5 amp socket I intend to use does have shuttering. Another quesion: Does it matter that the light switch is also a dimmer switch (re 20watt outdoor floodlight LED with PIR) |
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:04:04 +0100, ARW wrote:
Nowadays its standard practice, albeit not very popular, to put 5A skts on lighting circuits. It's not common so I wouldn't be surprised if people swap the 5 A round pin to 13 A socket so it can be "more useful". Leaving the wall switch on and not caring about which circuit it is on... But that would not be unsafe, Electrically but 1.2 kW isn't a big load when used to just plugging in and using. I'd expect the average hover to trip a 6 A MCB at switch on, thus turning the lights off. -- Cheers Dave. |
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The 5 amp socket I intend to use does have shuttering. Another quesion: Does it matter that the light switch is also a dimmer switch (re 20watt outdoor floodlight LED with PIR) It doesn't matter to the plug, socket or wiring, but unless the LED says it's dimmable it won't run off a dimmer switch, even then you are likely to need an LED specific dimmer, the load will be too low for most "normal" dimmer switches. But I doubt there are many outdoor floodlights that *are* dimmable ... |
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On Sunday, July 27, 2014 1:01:19 PM UTC+1, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:04:04 +0100, ARW wrote: Nowadays its standard practice, albeit not very popular, to put 5A skts on lighting circuits. It's not common so I wouldn't be surprised if people swap the 5 A round pin to 13 A socket so it can be "more useful". Leaving the wall switch on and not caring about which circuit it is on... But that would not be unsafe, Electrically but 1.2 kW isn't a big load when used to just plugging in and using. I'd expect the average hover to trip a 6 A MCB at switch on, thus turning the lights off. It does. DAMHIK NT |
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On Sunday, July 27, 2014 12:55:31 PM UTC+1, ss wrote:
On 27/07/2014 09:12, Andy Burns wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: I assume these are the old type sockets with no fuse? Personally, I'd not chance it. After all where is the over current protection if things go belly up? In the consumer unit. If they're on the lighting circuit it's likely to be a 5 or 6 amp radial circuit. You can still buy the BS546 plugs and sockets, I use them for exactly the same purpose, wall mounted sockets for table lamps or lighting under kitchen cupboards switched from the same wall switch as the ceiling lights. I used to have some 3 pin 5 amp plugs and sockets, which had a fuse in them, very little things, I don't think one can get them any more. MK make fused and unfused round pin plugs, to meet the regs the 15A can't be supplied with a 13A fuse, so are supplied with 5A. http://neweysonline.co.uk/-/1050078117/ProductInformation.raction The 5 amp socket I intend to use does have shuttering. Another quesion: Does it matter that the light switch is also a dimmer switch (re 20watt outdoor floodlight LED with PIR) CR supplies used in LEDs fry rapidly on dimmer switches. Replace with a switch. NT |
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"Huge" wrote in message
... On 2014-07-27, ARW wrote: "Andy Burns" wrote in message o.uk... ARW wrote: In this case I do not believe that it does not require RCD protection. Couldn't you not express yourself less unclearly? In this case I do not believe that it requires RCD protection.:-) That's the opposite of what you initially said. That's because of last nights painkillers and alcohol - OK:-)? And I had to walk home in the gf's dressing gown this morning because we forgot to take my clothes out of her washing maching to dry last night. -- Adam |
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On 26/07/2014 22:38, ss wrote:
I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. Its not often seen, but its a perfectly valid and sensible arrangement for those that life table lamps etc. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Could be on a lighting circuit or their own. If on the socket circuit then there ought to be additional fusing elsewhere. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc As a rough guide, divide the wattage by the supply voltage to get a typical current. So in that case 20 / 230 = ~87mA Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? A 5A socket is good for loads up to 5 x 230 = 1150W -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"Brian Gaff" writes: As I say, I'm just a bit worried about outdoor lighting being fed from a non fused outlet. It will *probably* be fused at 5A or 6A if connected to the lighting circuit, although it could be much higher. (I can't remember what the fusing limit is for a BS546 5A socket - a BS546 2A socket can be on a circuit fused at up to 10A, which is the common lighting circuit protection in commercial premises.) -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On Sunday, July 27, 2014 9:13:59 PM UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/07/2014 22:38, ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. Its not often seen, but its a perfectly valid and sensible arrangement for those that life table lamps etc. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Could be on a lighting circuit or their own. If on the socket circuit then there ought to be additional fusing elsewhere. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc As a rough guide, divide the wattage by the supply voltage to get a typical current. So in that case 20 / 230 = ~87mA Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? A 5A socket is good for loads up to 5 x 230 = 1150W Its 240v, so 1.2kVA. A 20w 0.15 pf load would consume 133VA, so the socket would be rated to power 9 of them. How many depends on the product pf. NT |
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... In article , ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old properties but they seldom had remote switching. yes, 3 sockets with one switch by the door. That would have been a posh house then. The ones I have rewired usually were just live lighting sockets with no switches. yes - it was in Murrayfield, Edinburgh. A posh suburb. On the few occasions I have seen such a set up (ie a remotely switched 5A socket not just an always live 5A socket in pre 1930s wiring) it must be worth mentioning that one of them was in Marchmont:-) 5A sockets are back in fashion at all the good rewires I do. Of course the switching is now done by the iPod and not by a switch on the wall if the customer has money to burn. -- Adam |
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:55:56 +0100, charles
wrote: In article , ARW wrote: "charles" wrote in message ... In article , ARW modern, not old old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house. Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old properties but they seldom had remote switching. yes, 3 sockets with one switch by the door. That would have been a posh house then. The ones I have rewired usually were just live lighting sockets with no switches. yes - it was in Murrayfield, Edinburgh. A posh suburb. Were there bells on springs in the kitchen so they could summon the maid? -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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On 27/07/14 21:24, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , "Brian Gaff" writes: As I say, I'm just a bit worried about outdoor lighting being fed from a non fused outlet. It will *probably* be fused at 5A or 6A if connected to the lighting circuit, although it could be much higher. (I can't remember what the fusing limit is for a BS546 5A socket - a BS546 2A socket can be on a circuit fused at up to 10A, which is the common lighting circuit protection in commercial premises.) My 5A light plugs are on 16A lighting rings This the electrician assured me, is common practice, as the 16A suits the wiring. -- Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll |
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On Monday, July 28, 2014 2:39:30 AM UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
On 27/07/2014 21:40, wrote: On Sunday, July 27, 2014 9:13:59 PM UTC+1, John Rumm wrote: On 26/07/2014 22:38, ss wrote: I have alongside some normal square pin 13 amp sockets some 5 amp round pin sockets, the 13 amp works as normal but the 5 amp is switched on from a light switch located elswhere. The round sockets were installed maybe late 90s in an 80s house by the previous owners, I was advised by an electrician that this was an old format of being able to switch on table lamps from a light switch rather than the wall socket. Its not often seen, but its a perfectly valid and sensible arrangement for those that life table lamps etc. I have no idea which circuit they are on ie socket ring or lighting ring. Could be on a lighting circuit or their own. If on the socket circuit then there ought to be additional fusing elsewhere. Now my question, I have recently purchased a 20 watt LED external floodlight that comes with a 13 amp square plug, now I need to increase the length of the cable and was looking to put a 5amp round plug on it at the same time so I can use from the unused round pin socket. Will this be safe to do so? With regard to Amps/wattage etc As a rough guide, divide the wattage by the supply voltage to get a typical current. So in that case 20 / 230 = ~87mA Secondly I may purchase another 10 watt floodlamp so would it be ok to run both from that 5 amp socket? A 5A socket is good for loads up to 5 x 230 = 1150W Its 240v, so 1.2kVA. One ought to get into the habit of using the nominal 230V for calculations IMHO. Britain's target voltage is 240v, not 230. So if you want the correct answers, it needs to be 240. We have an odd situations now where what is in actual fact 240v is described as 230v. NT A 20w 0.15 pf load would consume 133VA, so the socket would be rated to power 9 of them. How many depends on the product pf. Since the OPs total load - keeping things simple - is a fraction of an amp, there seemed little point over doing it. |
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