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		Havoc on April 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backu... That's only necessarily in the UK because of the ring circuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_circuit

chgs on April 16, 2024 [–]

Sounds like it’s neccersary in the us too if you have cables rates at lower power than the circuit.

I have lights with cables rated at well under 3A, they plug into the same outlet that a 10A cable can plug into.

How do you stop a fault which draws 7A?

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