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Re: is third transformer hole an earth?

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From: Peter Hucker
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:53
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:40:33 -0000, Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>
> "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4ffba77383dave@davenoise.co.uk...
>> In article <v6FRk.32439$mr4.6073@newsfe19.ams2>,
>>   Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>> Ringmain circuits in the UK are nominally rated at 30A, but have
>>> *outlets* on them rated to 13A. Bit of a 'picky' point, I know, but
>>> might be a bit misleading to non uk posters, the way you had put it.
>>
>> Being even more picky they're actually rated at 32 amps.
>
>
> Well, the cable itself may be rated to 32 amps,

There is no such thing as 32A cable.  It depends on where you run it and at what ambient temperature.

> and the breaker may be
> either 32 amps or 30 amps in an older installation, but never-the-less, this
> type of installation has always been known generically as a '30 amp ring
> main circuit' and is generally accepted as being safely rated to 30 amps to
> include all ages of installation.


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