On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:11:14 +0100, Magic <lufferov@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Can anyone advise me, I've been told that a 16amp socket to 13amp plug
> adapter cannot be used and will fail its PAT test.
>
> This sounds crazy to me, we use several adapters of this sort in our
> theatre including 15 and 16amp and I've seen exactly these sort of
> adapters used for PAT testing 15 and 16amp equipment.
>
> His argument was that it would potentially enable too much power to be
> drawn from the 13amp supply. But as far as I can see, as long as the
> 13amp plug is fused correctly that can't happen anyway.
Correct, see 32Amp ring main-13Amp adapters for details. You'll have these
all over your stage.
> The adapter in question is being used to power a follow spot, well
> there's two of them actually but both do exactly the same thing. They
> are 240v - 500w spots so nothing powerful and certainly well within a
> 13amp power supplies capabilities.
>
> There was no other reason why it should fail a PAT test by the way. Just
> the fact it was a 16 to 13amp adapter. The person telling me this was
> the freelance PAT tester we employed to check our equipment, so he
> should know his stuff.
>
Well unless he works in theatres he'll never have seen one before. So you
now know that he's a muppet who's done a two day training course & bought
a PATester. Ask him which British Standard/IEE reg/CE reg/HSE guidance
note it's in breach of?
> Many thanks
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