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[YouTube]: American is impressed by sensible British mains plug design
themadhippy:
--- Quote ---For higher currents and voltages the norm I know of is CEEFORM.
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the ceeform is a great connector,and thankfully become almost a standard for industrial power connectors upto 125A ,yea theirs versions upto 800A ,but there like rocking horse manure, gone are the days of trying to find a plug to fit the obscure walsall / telemecanique/lewden sockets that had been fitted sevral aeons ago
tom66:
--- Quote from: themadhippy on October 20, 2022, 11:16:37 am ---
--- Quote ---No need to worry about fuses
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no need to worry about a fuse in the uk plug,as long as the flex is 4mm2 or larger. Must admit the aussy piggy back plug is an interesting idea
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Pretty sure that's nonsense, even if cable is 4mm^2 the BS1363 plug is definitely not rated for more than 13A and socket ring mains are typically installed with 32A MCBs.
themadhippy:
--- Quote ---Pretty sure that's nonsense, even if cable is 4mm^2 the BS1363 plug is definitely not rated for more than 13A and socket ring mains are typically installed with 32A MCBs.
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What is the maximum current available at the pins of a 13A plug? Why is there a fuse in the plug? and what is the rating of 4mm flex?
Monkeh:
--- Quote from: themadhippy on October 20, 2022, 02:47:56 pm ---
--- Quote ---Pretty sure that's nonsense, even if cable is 4mm^2 the BS1363 plug is definitely not rated for more than 13A and socket ring mains are typically installed with 32A MCBs.
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What is the maximum current available at the pins of a 13A plug?
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Err, somewhere between 200A and.. hard to say, 3-4kA? >:D
themadhippy:
--- Quote ---Err, somewhere between 200A and.. hard to say, 3-4kA? >:D
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:-DD even more if you can see the Hv tranny out your window
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