RE: Products Electrical Ratings De-rated for Eurpoean Branch Circuits

2001-06-26 Thread Peter Tarver
The tardiness of this reply is due to my employer's insistence upon performance of tasks of their choosing to accommodate remuneration in the locally common monetary exchange units. Jim Eichner pointed out a fallacy in my below statement and I must acquiesce. By operating from memory (but I

Re: Products Electrical Ratings De-rated for Eurpoean Branch Circuits

2001-06-21 Thread Nick Rouse
Peter Tarver wrote in reply to my comment The rating of a UL rated fuse is more or less the current at which it blows. The rating of a fuse to IEC 127 (used throughout Europe) is more or less the working current of the fuse and the circuit it protects This may or may not be true. Last I

RE: Products Electrical Ratings De-rated for Eurpoean Branch Circuits

2001-06-20 Thread Peter Tarver
I don't have the answer to Glenn's question, but do have a comment on Nick's response. Nick states: The rating of a UL rated fuse is more or less the current at which it blows. The rating of a fuse to IEC 127 (used throughout Europe) is more or less the working current of the fuse and the

Re: Products Electrical Ratings De-rated for Eurpoean Branch Circuits

2001-06-20 Thread John Woodgate
31891b757c09184bbfec5275f85d5595fd8...@cceexc18.americas.cpqcorp.net, Lesmeister, Glenn glenn.lesmeis...@compaq.com inimitably wrote: Does anyone know if it is common practice or otherwise required to de-rate products in Europe to 80% (or some other %) of the rating of the branch circuit as is

Re: Products Electrical Ratings De-rated for Eurpoean Branch Circuits

2001-06-20 Thread Nick Rouse
Hello Glenn, Two things complicate this question. One is specific to the U.K. In the UK all domestic and very many commercial and light industrial use a ring main for all socket outlets and therefore we do not have spurs with ratings. UK plugs have fuses in them because the protection on the