Melted plugs and sockets...

[Chappers]

Hi all,

Had two occurrences of 13A socket outlets and plugs melting after being overloaded by multi-sockets, one catching fire, the other having the live pin from the plug melted nicely into the socket. Chief Big Spark and underling - me - thought the 13A fuse in the plug should have blown before temperatures got so high, or fire broke out, if overloading the problem. Had this happen as well? Is there a simple answer?

Ta.

 

[Engineer54]

Last time I was there, admittedly a little longer than 10yrs back Col there was a load of American Westinghouse equipment that used the old 2 wire system.

You surprise me there!! lol!! As what i remember of Singapore, the voltage was 230/400V. Even the Yanks didn't use 2 pin outlets on there 220/240V!! Just checked on the Web here, and it is indeed the UK system and UK wall accessories. Same just across the border too, in Malaysia!!! lol!!

Sure you weren't visiting a US base or something over there? lol!!

 

[steveberry11]

One problem with adapters is that the contacts warm up and loose thers springyness (I think that's a word) This leads to over heating and melt down without the fuse popping as the load does not increase that much.
BAN THEM
This can also happen with cheap sockets.