Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Electicity Supply Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 12:17:35 +0200 Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <108aefl$1n7i9$9@dont-email.me> <108hddu$3bl64$2@dont-email.me> <108leod$b9i7$1@dont-email.me> <05f9olxd4v.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <108u7js$2f7ql$3@dont-email.me> <7_GcnXdgUOPflyj1nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com> <1093b48$24hge$1@paganini.bofh.team> <1094g9v$26hbg$1@paganini.bofh.team> <1096fcv$djbq$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net WYGthhNN8S1o+L5ouzVJzgC9xHOur7jR+yKbAFVPw5Ow9vwM93 X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:JI3NpT8NmIcfiI0p5CQa6A8auk8= sha256:/apkI13/cDYp3s8BGw3LwSJ9/TkGCWmh49O2nnX58TQ= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <1096fcv$djbq$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:72994 On 2025-09-02 12:03, Nuno Silva wrote: > On 2025-09-01, Ian wrote: > >> c186282 wrote: > [...] >>> Oh, 13a at 240v ... over 2700 watts. Wow ! >>> >>> Guess your clock-radio won't overload THOSE ! :-) > > I think one notorious difference that I've seen mentioned a couple times > on the web is that water kettles will boil water more quickly. And that > in the US stovetop kettles were more often seen because such electric > kettles wouldn't be as fast as in ~240V. Now I've got no idea of how > precise such assessments are. It is true. UK kettles are more powerful. Doubling the voltage with the same current means double power. >> >> The UK 13a standard plug has a (replaceable) fuse inside. In theory you >> can have each appliance with an appropriate fuse, so a fault in one >> doesn't take down the whole circuit. In practice, I think most people >> have a stock of 15a fuses that they use as replacements.... > > How does that compare to having e.g. RCD breakers and similar devices > that do not require replacing a fuse? > > Is it just a matter of the electrical wiring/installation being new > enough to feature these, or are there other trade-offs? With a fuse on the cable of the appliance, the fuse can be precisely calibrated to the actual load. But you also need an RCD to protect the wiring. -- Cheers, Carlos.