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Do US cables not have appropriate fuses? If it’s a 10A cable then have a 10A fuse. Pull more than that and the fuse goes.
by chgs 3y ago
Do US cables not have appropriate fuses? If it’s a 10A cable then have a 10A fuse. Pull more than that and the fuse goes.
- ricardobeat 3y agoGuess you're from the UK? I think it's one of the only places in the world that does that. No, usually not, though better power strips will have one. But you don't need to go over the specified amps to cause a fire, there are multiple places that could overheat - extension cable, connections, solder points - while still being under the fuse rating if this thing is running at max power for a long time. The main job of a fuse is to protect against power surges / short circuits.
- Havoc 3y agoThat's only necessarily in the UK because of the ring circuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_circuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_circuit
- chgs 3y agoSounds like it’s neccersary in the us too if you have cables rates at lower power than the circuit. I have lights with cables rated at well under 3A, they plug into the same outlet that a 10A cable can plug into. How do you stop a fault which draws 7A?