02-06-2019, 06:21 PM
Years ago, many years ago, when I had the old shop we had some cookers that came with a 13A plug and true they did use 13A and were on for most of the day.
Eventually I got fed up of changing the plugs and the sockets because they cooked up too, so I did some rewiring and installed 15A sockets that worked just fine.
I felt that the root of the problem was the fuse heating and it's contacts, and yes I was using pucca MK connectors. So as a car will take, perhaps overnight to fully charge from 13A you need to keep an eye on them.
Using as thick as possible cable, plug & socket, will help to carry the heat away.
Eventually I got fed up of changing the plugs and the sockets because they cooked up too, so I did some rewiring and installed 15A sockets that worked just fine.
I felt that the root of the problem was the fuse heating and it's contacts, and yes I was using pucca MK connectors. So as a car will take, perhaps overnight to fully charge from 13A you need to keep an eye on them.
Using as thick as possible cable, plug & socket, will help to carry the heat away.
