Thread: So like me you thought it was OK to plug a 10amp device into a 15amp outlet.
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Old 19-01-2024, 06:08 PM   #3
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Default Re: So like me you thought it was OK to plug a 10amp device into a 15amp outlet.
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Ground down plenty of 15amp earth pins, but never thought you’d need to “add metal” to a 10amp for it to work in a 15 outlet…
I now have this picture in my head of Charliewool wrapping layers of foil around the earth pin on a 10amp plug and...

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