wiring appliance direct into junction box

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- N. Thornton
  
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20 years ago

Tue, Apr 20, 2004 9:53 PM

Hi

Is it acceptable to wire an aerial amp straight into a junction box on a 5A lighting circuit, or must I add a FCU or plug/socket?

Regards, NT

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- Ben Schofield
  
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20 years ago

Tue, Apr 20, 2004 10:28 PM

Whether it's allowed or not, with an unswitched FCU and box coming in at around three quid, wouldn't you prefer having a 1A fuse protecting this thing that you're probably going to hide out of sight and smell, probably close to wooden rafters? :-)

Ben.

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20 years ago

Tue, Apr 20, 2004 11:09 PM

On 20 Apr 2004 14:53:11 -0700, in uk.d-i-y snipped-for-privacy@meeow.co.uk (N. Thornton) strung together this:

Short answer, no. The installation instructions will more than likely specify a 3A fuse maximum and the regs require an isolator for the amp, (fixed appliance). I would fit a FCU with 3A fuse, a standard socket is argued against as someone could come along in the future and plug a heater or similar into it.