k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,155 Member For: 16y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/12/18 12:22 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 12:22 AM too many bloody three letter initialisms brosef haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Trust me bro...tbh ;) 8===} Gold Donating Members 16,064 Member For: 9y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 29/12/18 12:34 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 12:34 AM (edited) From that I gather you should use a beefier gpo and preferably a separate circuit, to avoid the breaker tripping with the larger appliances. Edit: and possibly wrecking the switch or cooking the gpo. I think I'll measure how much power is being drawn from various gpo's for some peace of mind. Thanks for the detailed reply. Edited 29/12/18 12:44 AM by Puffwagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 11y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 29/12/18 01:17 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:17 AM 1 hour ago, JETURBO said: if you were to file down the earth stub/prong or replace it with a 10A plug top you could use it successfully in a shed where that GPO is not going to be run all the time ( or even for an extended period ) and almost guaranteed not to be switched off by the face switch whilst flowing the full load demand. I have a DC welder at work with said earth mod It runs all day long, and has been for about 4 years now (out of a 10 amp GPO) some days I will be welding for 8 hours straight with smoko breaks of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 29/12/18 01:18 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:18 AM Thanks all for the details guys. Am going to grab a proper adapter to be safe instead of doing a bodge job. https://www.bunnings.com.au/ampfibian-15a-to-10a-mini-d-i-y-power-adaptor_p7050104 I've got a couple of US items without switching power supplies - some of which have heating elements etc - better safe than sorry. 48 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said: I have a DC welder at work with said earth mod Lol - one of the pics for the adapter mentioned above show this exact scenario Maybe cheap insurance for your boss in case something goes wrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 29/12/18 01:27 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:27 AM (edited) May not work well if you item pulls much more than 10 - 12A. Will just trip the breaker.. Maybe buy this and cut the earth pin down or change the plug https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-15a-4-outlet-safety-switch-portable-power-block_p7050064 cheaper https://www.jaycar.com.au/portable-rcd-with-4-x-15a-sockets-to-15a-mains-plug/p/MS4047 Edited 29/12/18 01:35 AM by arronm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 29/12/18 01:36 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:36 AM 12 minutes ago, arronm said: Maybe buy this and cut the earth pin down or change the plug Wouldn't that trip the house breaker if it goes over the 10-12A? edit: or let the units draw 15A over the 60yo home wiring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/12/18 01:45 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:45 AM Typical house power ccts are 16A breaker with 2.5mm2 cable lighting ccts are 10A breaker with 1.5mm2 cable oven/induction ccts are 32A breakers with 4mm2 or sometimes 6mm2 cable in the event someone or a contract requires a single 15A GPO the cct breaker will be a 20A and a 4mm2 cable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 29/12/18 01:47 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:47 AM 2 minutes ago, JETURBO said: oven/induction ccts are 32A breakers with 4mm2 or sometimes 6mm2 cable Installing a 15A plug off the oven circuit would be a possibility or would that be a no-no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/12/18 01:54 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 01:54 AM That would be a best case scenario honestly older homes will have a single CCT for the oven and sometimes will actually have a 10A style GPO as it maybe gas powered oven but require mains supply for the fan forced and light the CCT maybe of big supply ( 32A breaker and 6mm2 cable ) but what looks like a 10A single GPO face plate as the oven plug may oy be a 10A male plug you could easily use this single GPO for what you require if you changed the face plate out to a 15A and then cut the plug top off the oven and installed a 15A plug top and you’re set..... just would need to check the breaker and cable size to be sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Trust me bro...tbh ;) 8===} Gold Donating Members 16,064 Member For: 9y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 29/12/18 09:28 AM Share Posted 29/12/18 09:28 AM Hey quick question for barra turbo territory owners or anyone really. Did they get the fg style intake manifold at all or are they all like the b series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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