It is not normal to find pluggable consumer equipment consuming more than 13A in the UK. Given that such equipment is likely to be quite large and not generally portable, it would probably be normal practice to hard wire it to a protected isolator. Electric cookers and shower heaters are connected in this manner in circuits rated up to 45A. IEC 309 connectors are recognised in the UK, and if it was necessary for such equipment to be pluggable, then one could be installed in a domestic situation, although they would not normally be found there; i.e. it would be a special installation, which might prove unpopular with the consumers due to cost.
Best regards Neil R. Barker CEng MIEE FSEE MIEEE Manager Compliance Engineering e2v technologies (uk) ltd 106 Waterhouse Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 2QU UK Tel: (+44) 1245 453616 Fax: (+44) 1245 453410 Mob: (+44) 7801 723735 From: Scott Douglas [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 November 2005 11:28 To: EMC-PSTC List Subject: High Current Plug for UK and ROK Good Morning All, We inherited a consumer product that is sold in the UK. The standard BS-1363 plug is fused at a maximum of 13 amps as far as I can tell. If the product draws more than 13 amps but less than 30 amps, what is the preferred / required plug for a consumer product? The mains cord is hard-wired to the product. The EU version of the product has an IEC-309 plug. Same question goes for Korea. Consumer product, more than 13 amps, less than 30 amps, hard-wired mains cord. What is the preferred / required plug? Would a NEMA 6-50P plug (UL/CSA approvals only) be useable or acceptable in either country? Thank you for your kind assistance.. Scott Douglas [email protected] - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
