In message <5ee25f4c3567f748871d74829b84dd9d6f80e...@tk5ex14mbxc139.redmond.corp.mic rosoft.com>, dated Mon, 14 Jun 2010, Ted Eckert <[email protected]> writes:
>you generally are not allowed to use a 30 A plug on a device rated 16 A >or less for continuous current or 20 A or less for noncontinuous >current. Isn't it remarkable how perceived electrical science varies across the Herring Pond? In UK, a product drawing 1 mA must have a plug rated at 13 A and a cable rated at 3 A, with a 3 A fuse in the plug. In Continental Europe, this very eco-friendly product must have a 6 A plug and cable. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK I should be disillusioned, but it's not worth the effort. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/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]>
