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Old 23rd Nov 2020, 6:04 pm   #40
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Default Re: Crumbs! Toast the vintage way

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Originally Posted by turretslug View Post
it's only 0.75mm sq., so only really appropriate for less than about 1700W loading.
Very generously rated for any vintage two-slice toaster - my anonymous boxed example in the photos above has no indication of rating, but a '40s Rowlett here is 450W, and a '30s Magnet (GEC) 600W, a popular choice back then to allow connection to the lighting circuit.
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