Re: Two cables in one plug ?


"Frank Wood" <frankwood95@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> why the British 13A distribution is, in theory, the safest in the
> world, if properly applied.
>
> Here in France, I can plug a 60W lamp into a 16A outlet; the lamp wired
> in 0.5mm cable, and 'protected' by a 16A fuse. This may be why why
> there are so many building fires in France, attributed to 'electrical
> origins'.

Can someone please tell me how ELSE you could possibly distribute power, and
not have to have a new breaker installed every time you bought a new gadget?

Frank seems to imply that the Brittish system is safer? How? My in-wall
wiring is protected by having a rating matched to the rating of the breaker.
Anything plugged in to the wall outlet is, obviously, going to have a
smaller rating, and thus melt before the breaker. I can't figure how else it
could be done.


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