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midgetman
Is 5amp sockets classed same as light fixture. As in 100w each and max 13 per 6 amp. Cheers
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100W x 13 / 230V is ~ 5.7A. But the OSG recommends max 66% diversity for a domestic lighting circuit so you can go up to 9A or 2070W which is over 20 lights! I think the 100W minimum is a bit of a relic from the days when all people had was plain bayonet cap pendants with incandescent light bulbs. Now you can have everything from a 4W LED to a 400W halogen floodlight and everything in between. So you have to work out what is likely to be fitted. I think the same would go for your 5A sockets - if you fitted 2, and they both had 5A loads frequently, that will be tripping the 6A breaker all the time, without any lights even being on! So think about what they are likely to be used for. That is my humble opinion anyway!
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