Re: Towzatronics 12V (Cigarette) Power Socket
And I'm saying it's absolutely fine if the wiring is done properly with the correct cable used. Independentphoto capitalising 10AMPS as if it was so dangerous it should carry an international nuclear industry health warning is simply unnecessary scaremongering. There are loads of circuits on 12V cars and bikes that are fused at 10A with no problems and no need for relays to be installed, they simply have the correctly rated cabling installed. Do you seriously think any reputable manufacturer of accessory sockets would bother to emboss the maximum rated wattage on the lid of their socket if it couldn't safely be installed on a 12V system? If they were that disreputable they wouldn't bother to give a rating at all.
It's time people started to actually use some common sense. Just because the socket is rated at 120W and could theoretically be fused at 10A doesn't mean to say it will ever be asked to perform at anywhere near that maximum. Most will only ever see a charger for a Nokia or Sony phone, some will occasionally be asked to supply power to an airbed pump - no-one mentioned kettles and toasters until Mr Doom and Gloom joined in. It doesn't matter if it is asked to supply an item rated at a massive - and apparently hugely dangerous to Mr D and G - 120W, if the cabling is correct and the right fuse is in place it will be perfectly safe
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