Bongo Fury

Another electrical question:

I picked up a Sargent Supercarge 151 on eBay recently, which states it needs a 6A fuse on the mains (input) side. The consumer unit already installed has only one trip switch rated at a much higher than 6A, which feeds a 13A mains socket.

Would it be dangerous to feed the Supercarge directly from the 13A socket? If so, is there anything I can do to avoid having to replace the consumer unit with a multi-module version?

Thanks in advance...

Can you not put a 5a in the plug

I was planning to wire it into the back of the 13A plug socket, so it wouldn't be fused.

It would be better to fit a consumer unit with two MCB's to be honest, that way you can protect the charger with its own MCB and connect it in to the consumer unit in a standard manner, remember your vehicle/contents insurance won't be valid if it doesn't meet the expected standards ..... spurring off the back of a socket is not good practice.

I share your concern, g8hde!

What if I spur it off the back of the socket via one of these with a 5A fuse?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/marbo-13a-uns ... hite/64816

bongojoe wrote:I share your concern, g8hde!

What if I spur it off the back of the socket via one of these with a 5A fuse?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/marbo-13a-uns ... hite/64816

I cant see why you couldn't use a fused spur to connect it nothing in the regs as far as I am aware to stop you, personally I would fit a switched one so its easily isolated, remember you cant use standard household twin and earth cable in a vehicle, it must be multi stranded like flex.
Its best to have a read of this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_7671
If you can find a copy you need the mobile home / caravan section
Or ask a suitibly qualified person as mentioned above, if its not to the current standard on the day of the install your insurance could not pay out, and obviously if its not safe you run the risk of electrocution.

The above would probably meet the standards. Although if you can run it direct from the consumer unit rather than spurred from the socket it might be more obvious to others in the future who have to deal with the wiring, but I would also agree that it makes little difference electrically!

Spur it is! The charger, socket and fuse are all within 10" of each other so should be obvious to any future owner exactly what's going on.

Thanks.