sohail_ahmad
New Member
Hi Everyone
Hope you can help, i've recently bought some LED fairy lights which had a Type C 2.5A fused moulded plug (2 prong Euro). I replaced the plug with a Type G 3 prong UK plug, i couldn't find a 2.5A fuse so instead i used a 2A fuse. I also extended it using a 2 core cable (added on to the existing cable soldered to the controller box). The newer cable was a lot thicker than the original, i'm not sure what ohms it is.
So my question..is it ok to use the 2A fuse even though it came with a 2.5A moulded plug? Is it ok to connect different thicknesses of cable together?
I have noticed that the LED's do get a little warm around the base connectors, i'm not sure if that's normal as i didn't test them in that way when they had the original plug, i though LED's ran cold.
thanks in advance for any replies.
Hope you can help, i've recently bought some LED fairy lights which had a Type C 2.5A fused moulded plug (2 prong Euro). I replaced the plug with a Type G 3 prong UK plug, i couldn't find a 2.5A fuse so instead i used a 2A fuse. I also extended it using a 2 core cable (added on to the existing cable soldered to the controller box). The newer cable was a lot thicker than the original, i'm not sure what ohms it is.
So my question..is it ok to use the 2A fuse even though it came with a 2.5A moulded plug? Is it ok to connect different thicknesses of cable together?
I have noticed that the LED's do get a little warm around the base connectors, i'm not sure if that's normal as i didn't test them in that way when they had the original plug, i though LED's ran cold.
thanks in advance for any replies.