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Old 2nd Jul 2019, 12:54 pm   #39
Beobloke
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Default Re: 13 amp fuse for 1.5mm mains flex?

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Originally Posted by kalee20 View Post
Personally, I tend to fuse down to the requirement of the equipment at the other end of the plug.
The correct way is to fuse to the requirements of the cable conencting the equipment to the mains supply. In nearly all cases, the fuse is there to protect this lead - the equipment itself will usually have its own fuse that the manufacturer has calculated appropriately.

What disturbs me the most is the number of items bearing a PAT Test sticker that come my way, and have the wrong fuses in the mains plug!
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