is there a max limit on how many items you should plug into one wall socket?

[Spatial]

I'd take a pic but you can't see it for all the wires and cables

Its always recommended that you use gang socket adapters rather than those block plugs. They're apparently `safer` (although no one has ever been able give an decent explanation as to why that's the case)

[tom-nook]

Probably best not to mention that when submitting a claim form to the insurance company tho?

I think we should have a competition to see who can have the most stuff plugged in

[eastyy]

now my tv has given up for no reason
It was dead this morning i unplugged it took the fuse out put it back (the same fuse)plugged it in switched it on.And it worked for a few min then it flicked on and off several times before switching of completly.Would a dodgy fuse be the problem?

[gunrock]

Would a dodgy fuse be the problem?

Unlikely. The idea of a fuse is that it blows, not that it fails slowly giving intermittent results.

It's probably the TV's power supply or the capacitors that store the charge for the gun that are failing. Either that or it's overheating. Is your place really hot at the moment?

[eastyy]

Unlikely. The idea of a fuse is that it blows, not that it fails slowly giving intermittent results.

It's probably the TV's power supply or the capacitors that store the charge for the gun that are failing. Either that or it's overheating. Is your place really hot at the moment?

no its not that hot

tried several things with the tv i think it might be a loose connection
it would stay on for a few min then rapidly flick on and off on and off then it will not come back on

strange really it was ok last night

[in5ane]

Sounds like you've got a poltergeist!

[eastyy]

Sounds like you've got a poltergeist!

Not even a poltergeist would want to risk it in my room

Thats nothing i thought i had a tv that was possessed once .In the middle of the night for no reason a white light would appear in the middle of the screen.Turns out there was something wrong with the tube

[gIzzE]

Sounds like a dry joint, as the TV heat it probably expands the joint and makes a contact, and when it is cool the contact is iffy.
Does it play up more when you first turn it on? Can you try it first thing in the morning when the room is alot cooler?

[eastyy]

i shall give it a try


i just find it odd that its worked fine for the past 2 years then suddenly this morning it goes wrong.

[gIzzE]

Thats the way these things go.

[eastyy]

Ok tried it out from what i can gather goes wrong when its been on for a while.Not going to bother repairing i will just get my self a new tv thanks for the help much appreciated.

Now on a portable tv going from a 28" to a portable not good

[Crisp_Rapper]

asking about how many products can be plugged into a single socket? here at work there's *counts* 13... 6 are televisions which are constantly running, one of which is a 42" plasma, a pair of speakers kicking out 5000watts and smaller stereo units with speakers.

the fuse in the plug blows on occasion (5a) but a 13a has been slotted in and works fine so far.

[eastyy]

i think what i have all plugged in
Tv/Monitor/computer/speakers/xbox/gamecube/ps2/dreamcast/saturn/Vcr/guitar amplifier/aerial amplifier/clock

[gIzzE]

Don't worry about it.

You have just about all the plugs in the house on the one ring, how many plugs you put in one socket makes sod all difference.

I have a Cinepro3K6 power amp and that draws in excess of 30amps on its own, I have had to hard wire it into the mains otherwise it blows fuses everytime you turn it on.
On the socket where I have hard wired it I also have....

Surround processor
CD transport
DVD
Video scaler
Gamecube
PS2
Sky
Plasma
Sub
Wireless bridge
Snes
2 x lamps

The ring mains can take alot.

Forgot the other extender that has on it..

Vaio laptop
Ibook
dect phone
and chargers for our mobiles