BS-1363 part 3 is the one you need, it says thusly:
12.4 The provision of fuses in adaptors shall be in accordance with the following. a) An adaptor having only one or two adaptor socket-outlets for 13 A plugs complying only with BS 1363 and having no other adaptor socket-outlets need not be fused. b) A multiway adaptor having two adaptor socket-outlets for BS 1363 plugs and one or more adaptor socket-outlets for plugs complying with other standards, shall either be: ? provided with onlv one fuse link which shall have a rated current of
13 A and comply with BS 1362:1973; or ? provided with a 13 A fuse link, complying with BS 1362:1973, protecting the BS 1363 adaptor socket-outlets and an appropriate fuse link complying with BS 1362:1973 or BS 646:1958 protecting all other adaptor socket-outlets. c) A multiway adaptor having more than two adaptor socket-outlets for BS
1363 plugs shall be provided with a 13 A fuse link complying with BS
1362:1973.
I used to buy lots of them for the semi-permanent connection of items on TV system head ends that had moulded-on plugs with 3A fuses in them. It's ridiculous but in 2012 I was paying 50p each for them.
Also I had a cheap two way adaptor a couple of years ago that had no sign of a fuse, except it had one hidden inside it and one had to take it apart to change the damned thing, bar humbug. Brian
Flex where? (i.e. on a socket circuit a spur would typically be on a length of 2.5mm^2 T&E, and with an adaptor there is no flex - it plugs directly into the socket)
The pins themselves (being substantial brass things with a large cross section) will likely take 100s of amps without issue. The limitation is the quality of the contact between pins and the spring terminals in the socket. On a socket in good condition, it will carry in excess of the full notional 13A for extended periods without significant temperature rise. One in poor condition, or a cheap chinesium knock off may not.
You could put a fuse in your two way adaptor, but that again is unlikely to help - just look at the typical breaking current for a BS1362 fuse:
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It will likely carry 20A indefinitely, making it pretty pointless for this type of application.
(Note also they have been refining and re-issuing these standards for decades now, you have to have some faith that they people doing this actually know what they are doing!)
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