Fuses...

[Cristatus]

I have brought a kettle (from mainland europe) back with me to my dorm rooms (in england).

In england, everything is fused: even the bloody plug convertors. How do I figure out what kind of fuse I need for my kettle?

 

[Cristatus]

Meh, I guess nobody knows.

I looked at the face of the plug, and it say 16A, is that right for something like a kettle?

 

[myusername]

kettle LOL

 

[Scarpozzi]

mmmm.....kettle corn.

 

[xSauronx]

im thinking of a kettle....and seeing a large black cast-iron pot.

what the hell are you going on about?

 

[Black88GTA]

I would guess a fuse slightly higher than the one on the kettle? 17-18A? I don't know...

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
im thinking of a kettle....and seeing a large black cast-iron pot.

what the hell are you going on about?

I'm guessing it's kind of like a crock-pot...

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
im thinking of a kettle....and seeing a large black cast-iron pot.

what the hell are you going on about?

..prob.a small electric tea pot/kettle.

 

[myusername]

The OP should put

kettle

in the topic summary.

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Meh, I guess nobody knows.

I looked at the face of the plug, and it say 16A, is that right for something like a kettle?

No its rated for 16A, the fuse should be much less

 

[Atheus]

13A fuse.

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: xSauronx
im thinking of a kettle....and seeing a large black cast-iron pot.

what the hell are you going on about?

I'm guessing it's kind of like a crock-pot...

Seriously? It's the thing you boil water in! I can't believe you don't have that word... what do you call it?

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: Atheus
13A fuse.

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: xSauronx
im thinking of a kettle....and seeing a large black cast-iron pot.

what the hell are you going on about?

I'm guessing it's kind of like a crock-pot...

Seriously? It's the thing you boil water in! I can't believe you don't have that word... what do you call it?

i think hes talking about some kind of electric teapot?

in america we use these to boil water
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005...633?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507

 

[matthekim]

Originally posted by: myusername
kettle LOL

lol hahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahaha

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: Atheus
13A fuse.

Why 13A? Is that the standard kind of amps a kettle can top out at?

 

[FoBoT]

ask a witch, they use kettles all the time

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Why 13A? Is that the standard kind of amps a kettle can top out at?

It shouldn't go that high, but a fuse should be higher than the maximum amps at normal operation conditions. Don't stress about this, you can just short the thing with a paper clip if you want, it doesn't matter.

 

[OdiN]

man fuses blow

 

[drinkmorejava]

16 amps, bloody hell. What voltage do you guys use in your wiring. Standard house wiring in the US is only rated (15amps X 120v) 1800 watts.

And that's prob why most are 13A, max they can really use on a circuit before it trips.

 

[FoBoT]

they use 220 volts, which actually means the current for the same device should be lower

maybe it really IS a witches caldron/kettle, 16 amps at 220 volts is a lot of power

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
16 amps, bloody hell. What voltage do you guys use in your wiring. Standard house wiring in the US is only rated (15amps X 120v) 1800 watts.

And that's prob why most are 13A, max they can really use on a circuit before it trips.

240V, most fuses are 13A.