Hi all,
My internet searching skills seem to be sadly lacking, so I'll apologise if there is as easy solution I've not found.
I do a fair amount of travel abroad, and need to carry (mostly) IT equipment, some of which is powered by wall-warts - transformers moulded into UK plugs, so I can't simply swap mains leads. What I'd like to do is find an in-line RCBO so that I can take an n-way extension, chop off the plug and attach a Schuko-style plug and and RCBO. Then I can get rid of my collection of Schuko-to-BS1363 adapters and assorted mains leads and travel with a standard set of kit that never needs changing.
The reason I want dual pole is that the polarity of the live and neutral is not guaranteed with Schuko - indeed, in some double sockets it is guaranteed they will be different.
I think I want an RCBO as, in theory, 'continental' wiring can deliver
16A quite happily, and given that the UK stuff is rated to 13A, I'd like to put in a 10A RCBO.I have found in-line RCDs, but no RCBOs. An alternative (probably cheaper) approach might be to use the RCD and put in a couple of in- line 13A fuses in the extension lead. I realise that fusing a neutral is normally a no-no, but since I can't tell which is live and which is neutral, it seems like the best approach. Do such things as 13A in- line fuseholders exist? And come to that (although not relevant for this query) in-line dual pole 13A switches? I can find single-pole 'torpedo' switches rated to 3A, but nothing higher.
Cheers,
Sid