[dominicbeesley]

Oh, I dunno, I've made some ruddy good fires with 5 amps!

However, that damage doesn't look consistent with the usual Rifa Madness! I've had a good half a dozen or so go and they just make a stink but I've never had one fail S/C, at least not to the point of blowing a 3A fuse which is what all my BBC Micros have had in them.

Also, a point to note, is that I have a good number of things plugged into a UPS using IEC male to female leads...no idea what the UPS is rated at but assume it will pass more than a few amps as it has 3 big computers plugged into it!

Peter, did these failures cause any collateral damage either in their respective machine or to the mains wiring, outlet or plug?

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