> > A typical IEC lead should be rated to handle 2500w, it may just not be
happy
> > with a few litres of boiling water near it.

> In my experiance MOST BS1363 to IEC leads are only made with 6A flex
> (watch out, the ratings printed on the connectors are the ratings of the
> connectors NOT the rating of the entire assembly). You can get ones
> rated to the full 10A of the IEC connector but they are the exception
> not the rule.


All the ones I've got here seem to be the same flex as everything else, and
they all claim to be 10A.  I do have a couple of weedier ones, maybe they're
6A.  You're right, the plugs do have 10A on them but I doubt the flex would
handle it.

I have seen the 6A rating on the filtered IEC sockets though.

Tony

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