James Wilkinson Sword posted for all of us...
Whoops! For some reason a triple adapter decided to melt. Two things were plugged in at the time, both rated at 1kW, one switched on, one not. Both devices are still functional and undamaged. No fuses have blown, including the one in the photo, although when I noticed the problem (the day after I was using the 1kW device which I switched off normally the day before) neither device would operate, presumably the fuse had fallen out of the holder. >I can only assume there was an arc due to a loose fuse? There was a slight dodgy smell when I was using the device yesterday, but I couldn't work out what it was.
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Why do you ask? I thought nothing was beyond your control and wisdom. Why don't you repair it your way? Ignore gov't std's and just twist wires together and insulate them with bubble gum. After all you have more wisdom and knowledge than the rest of us.
I disagree with your analysis...