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The fuse in the plug would be sized to protect the flexible cord for over-current. Wired connections may also be connected to the final ring, requiring to include a suitably rated fuse and switch. The final ring circuit in the UK requires the use of BS 1363 plugs and sockets.
English Electric took over Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, [35] both with substantial railway engineering pedigrees, in 1955. English Electric produced nearly 1000 diesel and electric locomotives, of nine different classes, for British Rail as part of the Modernisation Plan in the 1950s and 1960s. Most of these classes of ...
The resulting company, (to become Osram in 1909), [clarification needed] was to lead the way in lamp design, and the burgeoning demand for electric lighting was to make GEC's fortune. [6] In 1900, GEC was incorporated as a public limited company, The General Electric Company (1900) Ltd (the '1900' was dropped three years later). [5]
The following year GEC merged with English Electric. GEC took over AEI Cables and Hackbridge Cables Co. in 1967, forming the company AEI Cables Ltd. in 1968. [2] GEC also went through substantial restructuring, including in 1989 forming GEC Alsthom and Cegelec Projects. GEC Alsthom was created from the GEC's Power and Transport businesses ...
Some fuses allow a special purpose micro switch or relay unit to be fixed to the fuse body. When the fuse element blows, the indicating pin extends to activate the micro switch or relay, which, in turn, triggers an event. Some fuses for medium-voltage applications use two or three separate barrels and two or three fuse elements in parallel.
Afaict all BS546 fused plugs use BS646 fuses so there is nothing stopping someone fitting a 5A fuse to a 2A plug. Yes, the fuse type must be BS 646, I've added that to the article. As far as fitting the wrong fuse, the same thing applies to BS 1363, there is nothing to stop a user fitting a 13 amp fuse to a cord set rated at 3 amp, but it would ...
No matter how you slice it, the Chicago Cubs were one of the most disappointing teams of 2024. Improved play in the second half enabled a winning record and a second-place finish in the NL Central ...
In 1926 Gerard Swope, president of General Electric, proposed that BTH, Westinghouse, General Electric Company (GEC) and English Electric should amalgamate. Lord Hirst of GEC was not interested in Swope's scheme, but a new holding company was formed, Associated Electrical Industries (AEI), and in 1928 AEI bought BTH and Metropolitan-Vickers ...