17 Feb
2006
17 Feb
'06
5:35 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 2/16/2006 at 6:56 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
wrote:
(Looks around)
Single phase welders, plasma cutters, some water boilers, some washing
machines and tumble driers...
Yes, the standard mains plug over here is rated
at 13A, and contains a
cartridge fuse (nromally, 3A, 5A, or 13A). Obviously PSUs with a mains
cable are fitted with such a plug which contains a fuse (even moulded-on
mains plugs [1] have a fuseholder and fuse)
Are there any appliances in the UK, save for heaters, that draw 13A? From my viewpoint in the US, with 120v mains outlets,
appliances are rated at
less than 15A. 13A at 220v seems to me to be a huge amount of power. To
be sure, we have some 240v appliances, but they're mostly stationary items,
like ranges (cookers) and clothes dryers and have special (usually a large
crowfoot) receptacles connected to a single distribution panel circuit.
Electric cookers tend to be wired to a special 30A circuit, and are
permanently installed. Same for immersion heaters and certain panel
heaters, but they're not really considered to be appliances in the same
way (you wouldn't remove it when you move house). Everything else just
plugs in.
Gordon.