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Re: Wall warts and 5a lighting circuits



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Hi Brian,

At =C2=A330, you might find the cost a bit steep (I would!) but something
l=
ike
this could work:
http://www.firststopsafety.co.uk/products/RP5A

Perhaps you could find (i.e. google) one for a better price?
Like this?:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMOS-Universal-Universelle-Worldwide-Switzerland/dp=
/B0041OOGU6

Is India the same as the UK round pin? (seems possible...)


HTH,
Tim.

On 15 November 2014 12:38, Brian Smith brian@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <
ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Afternoon all
>
> Like a number of people on this list, I have some cbus controlled, low
> level lighting circuits with 5a round pin sockets for table lamps etc.
it
> works well for mains voltage lights but we also have a light 'feature'
th=
at
> comes with a 'wall wart' with conventional 13a pins.  Has anyone come
> across a neat way to get around this? I could make up a 5a to 13a
trailin=
g
> lead but it'd struggle to hide it so it wouldn't look that pretty. The
> other option I have considered is to change the 5a socket for a 13a
socke=
t
> but would that break any regs? The circuit is protected by a 2A mcb
and t=
he
> wife would be under strict instructions not to use for other domestic
> appliances. Would that be enough?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
>
> ------------------------------------
> Posted by: Brian Smith <brian@xxxxxxx>
> ------------------------------------
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo Groups Links
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi
Brian,<div><br></div><div>At =C2=A330, you might
find t=
he cost a bit steep (I would!) but something like this could
work:</div><di=
v><a href=3D"http://www.firststopsafety.co.uk/products/RP5A";>http://www.fir=
ststopsafety.co.uk/products/RP5A</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps
y=
ou could find (i.e. google) one for a better
price?</div><div>Like this?:=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMOS-Universal-Universelle-Worldwi=
de-Switzerland/dp/B0041OOGU6">http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMOS-Universal-Univer=
selle-Worldwide-Switzerland/dp/B0041OOGU6</a></div><div><br></div><div>Is
I=
ndia the same as the UK round pin? (seems
possible...)</div><div><br></div>=
<div><br></div><div>HTH,</div><div>Tim.<br></div></div><div
class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 15
November 2014 12:38, Brian Smit=
h <a href=3D"mailto:brian@xxxxxxx";>brian@xxxxxxx</a>
[ukha_d] <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";
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left:1ex">Afternoon all<br>
<br>
Like a number of people on this list, I have some cbus controlled, low
leve=
l lighting circuits with 5a round pin sockets for table lamps etc. it
works=
well for mains voltage lights but we also have a light
&#39;feature&#39; t=
hat comes with a &#39;wall wart&#39; with conventional 13a
pins.=C2=A0 Has =
anyone come across a neat way to get around this? I could make up a 5a to
1=
3a trailing lead but it&#39;d struggle to hide it so it
wouldn&#39;t look t=
hat pretty. The other option I have considered is to change the 5a socket
f=
or a 13a socket but would that break any regs? The circuit is protected by
=
a 2A mcb and the wife would be under strict instructions not to use for
oth=
er domestic appliances. Would that be enough?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
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