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leninasavage
Hi guys,
Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
So I have a couple hair straighteners from Germany I want to convert, both of which have CEE 7/16 Europlugs.
From my understanding, these Europlugs are used for low-mid level appliances and only support currents up to 2.5 amps. In terms of selecting the best amperage on the fuse inside the converter (in particular I'm eyeing up the Power Connections ECP 5 amp) what would be best, 3 amp, 5 amp or higher? I imagine as they usually run on less than or equal to 2.5 amps there should be no real benefit of going much higher than 3-5 amps on the fuse? Also the converters support up about 500 watts and I think straighteners use roughly half of that so there should be no problem there right?
I know the straighteners wired with UK plugs use a 13 amp fuse, but I'm guessing there's no point using the same amperage as that in the converter?
Sorry I'm a bit of a self-taught novice at all this, I would love some input to know what's right
Thanks for taking the time to read my question.
So I have a couple hair straighteners from Germany I want to convert, both of which have CEE 7/16 Europlugs.
From my understanding, these Europlugs are used for low-mid level appliances and only support currents up to 2.5 amps. In terms of selecting the best amperage on the fuse inside the converter (in particular I'm eyeing up the Power Connections ECP 5 amp) what would be best, 3 amp, 5 amp or higher? I imagine as they usually run on less than or equal to 2.5 amps there should be no real benefit of going much higher than 3-5 amps on the fuse? Also the converters support up about 500 watts and I think straighteners use roughly half of that so there should be no problem there right?
I know the straighteners wired with UK plugs use a 13 amp fuse, but I'm guessing there's no point using the same amperage as that in the converter?
Sorry I'm a bit of a self-taught novice at all this, I would love some input to know what's right