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 aye spose i should put that yes its fine. the RCd is going to trip before you feel the belt. trust me on this

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no it wont, you still get a hell of a belt, before the rcd trips, the only thing is the tripping values are calculated so as not to kill you, but believe me you still get a hell of a belt.

trust ME on this.

stu

Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 27/6/2011

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The statury voltage in the U.K. is now between 207 and 253 volts,so I don't think you would notice the volt drop on a 40m x 2.5mm cable,with 3Kw you would be close to the cables'rating and if the cable were 1.5mm it would exceed its'rating.
Saxo1

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 28/6/2011

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I stuck a screwdriver in a live light socket once. Didn't give me a jolt but certainly surprised me ...didn't do the screwdriver much good either!

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 27/6/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Outdoorlass on 27/6/2011

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Sorry to be thick here, we only have a one socket ehu, which is a pain as we always need more, could we run an extension lead off that?

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Yes, think of your EHU lead as a self contained mains unit just like you have at home. At home you have the mains box with the trip switches (fuses) probably in the hall somewhere or under the stairs. Wired into that are all your household sockets. If you need to run an extension off one of the sockets you can do so. The EHU is just a mobile socket with it's own trip switches and fuses. If something goes wrong the fuses trip just the same as at home. In exactly the same way as at home though, don't overload the 13 amp socket. As with all extensions and electrical appliances used in tents make sure they are kept dry and the cable is a not a tripping hazard.

Post last edited on 27/06/2011 01:15:32

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thank you:)

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as outdoor lass says just think of it as a selfcontained unit. keep it below 2.3Kwand you will never trip on overload. keep it dry and it won't go off on earthfault. i think the kampa ones are IPX4 the flap certainly isn't IPx5 rated.

Quote: Originally posted by oggdog1952 on 21/3/2014

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can i plug a normal extension into campsite electrics then plug my rdh hook up into extension lead

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