The Off Topic Thread.

[k31th]

too many bloody three letter initialisms brosef haha

[Puffwagon]

From that I gather you should use a beefier gpo and preferably a separate circuit, to avoid the breaker tripping with the larger appliances.  Edit: and possibly wrecking the switch or cooking the gpo.

 

I think I'll measure how much power is being drawn from various gpo's for some peace of mind.

 

Thanks for the detailed reply.

Edited 29/12/18 12:44 AM by Puffwagon

[bloodycrashboy]

1 hour ago, JETURBO said:

if you were to file down the earth stub/prong or replace it with a 10A plug top you could use it successfully in a shed where that GPO is not going to be run all the time ( or even for an extended period ) and almost guaranteed not to be switched off by the face switch whilst flowing the full load demand. 

I have a DC welder at work with said earth mod

It runs all day long,  and has been for about 4 years now (out of a 10 amp GPO)

some days I will be welding for 8 hours straight 

with smoko breaks of course

[Rab]

Thanks all for the details guys.

 

Am going to grab a proper adapter to be safe instead of doing a bodge job.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/ampfibian-15a-to-10a-mini-d-i-y-power-adaptor_p7050104

 

I've got a couple of US items without switching power supplies - some of which have heating elements etc - better safe than sorry.

 

48 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said:

I have a DC welder at work with said earth mod

Lol - one of the pics for the adapter mentioned above show this exact scenario

 

Maybe cheap insurance for your boss in case something goes wrong  

 

[arronm]

May not work well if you item pulls much more than 10 - 12A. Will just trip the breaker..

 

Maybe buy this and cut the earth pin down or change the plug

https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-15a-4-outlet-safety-switch-portable-power-block_p7050064

 

cheaper

 

https://www.jaycar.com.au/portable-rcd-with-4-x-15a-sockets-to-15a-mains-plug/p/MS4047

Edited 29/12/18 01:35 AM by arronm

[Rab]

12 minutes ago, arronm said:

Maybe buy this and cut the earth pin down or change the plug

Wouldn't that trip the house breaker if it goes over the 10-12A?

 

edit: or let the units draw 15A over the 60yo home wiring?

[JETURBO]

Typical house power ccts are 16A breaker with 2.5mm2 cable

 

lighting ccts are 10A breaker with 1.5mm2 cable 

 

oven/induction ccts are 32A breakers with 4mm2 or sometimes 6mm2 cable 

 

in the event someone or a contract requires a single 15A GPO the cct breaker will be a 20A and a 4mm2 cable 

[Rab]

2 minutes ago, JETURBO said:

oven/induction ccts are 32A breakers with 4mm2 or sometimes 6mm2 cable

Installing a 15A plug off the oven circuit would be a possibility or would that be a no-no?

[JETURBO]

That would be a best case scenario honestly 

 

older homes will have a single CCT for the oven and sometimes will actually have a 10A style GPO as it maybe gas powered oven but require mains supply for the fan forced and light

 

the CCT maybe of big supply ( 32A breaker and 6mm2 cable ) but what looks like a 10A single GPO face plate as the oven plug may oy be a 10A male plug 

 

you could easily use this single GPO for what you require if you changed the face plate out to a 15A and then cut the plug top off the oven and installed a 15A plug top and you’re set..... just would need to check the breaker and cable size to be sure  

[Puffwagon]

Hey quick question for barra turbo territory owners or anyone really. Did they get the fg style intake manifold at all or are they all like the b series?