[Gllug] OT: Mains electricity colour coding.

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On 28/10/10 09:51, Jason Clifford wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 11:31 +0100, t.clarke wrote:
>    
>> Sadly, efforts some years ago to get people to use plugs with correctly rated
>> fuses seemed to fail; I would take a bet that many domestic plugs have 13A
>> fuses in them even when 5 or 2 would do  (apart from those supplied with the
>> appliance originally).
>>      
> Part of the reason for that is that almost all high street suppliers
> only offer 13A fuses.
>
> Recently I needed some 2A fuses and that only place I could get them was
> a trade supplier - my local plumber told me to tell them I was buying
>    


Really? Most of my local cornershops have 3A, 5A and 13A. Agreed though, 
if you want a 2A you're SOL :/

Roger.

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