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Thank you. Yes, the extension lead is rated 10 Amps and will be used laid out flat/fully extended with a CTEK 12 Volt/7 Amp Charger.If you are saying you have an extension lead that than take 10A and the battery charger only draws 7A then it will be ok, from a current carrying capacity.
If the extension lead is coiled up while you are using the charger then heat from the coiled up extension lead may cause a problem.
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Sorry I don't understand. Does that mean the 10Amp Extension lead is unsuitable with the 12 Volt/7 Amp Car Battery Charger?hang on.that 7A is probably the current at 12V. the current drawn through the 240V lead will be 7/20.
Yes it will be 7A at 12v, the 230v input will be considerably less.[/Q
I'm confused.com now :-(Yes it will be 7A at 12v, the 230v input will be considerably less.
Ok. So the 10 Amp Extension Lead, fully unwound, will be safe to use with said charger?The charger almost certainly outputs at 12v, 7A. The 230v input supplies an isolating transformer from which the 12v is derived. The current on this 230v supply will be nowhere near 7A, the 7A is the output only.
Thank you for the explanation and the reassurance.The charger will pull about half an amp on the 230V side so the extension lead will be fine to use for this application.
even coield up and sitting in a bath of hot water ( keep the plugs/sockets dry). .The charger will pull about half an amp on the 230V side so the extension lead will be fine to use for this application.
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