QUOTE(Zot @ Jan 6 2018, 11:21 PM)
You can connect anyway you like. Sockets side by side will not make any difference.
Does not matter on load. The 4mm wire can carry more than 20A. If too much current on all socket, the MCB will trip first before anything happened to wires to sockets. Just don't put MCB rating higher than wire can handle
hi, i know 4mm wire can take up to 27A, but the sockets are designed for 13A and if i use a 20A MCB it will only trip when current exceeds 20A.
if i connect using the 1st method B socket tap into A, say i have both sockets running, say socket A is using 8A, socket B is using 11A, so total current that will "Transit" at socket A would be 19A. so Socket A will run hotter than Socket B, and since Socket A is designed with 13A in mind, would this scenario cause more stress especially heat on Socket A?
comparing to method B wire split to socket A & B from the existing wires, the currents required for each socket goes tru their respective socket, so socket A will have 8A running pass it and B will have 11A running pass it, and both sockets will operate within the designed current.
my other question is for method B, what type of connection method is suitable for connecting wires of A & B to existing? Block connectors aren't suitable for high current usage as the plastic & metal pieces aren't so durable. do we use those plastic cap and twist all 3 wires together and make a U-Shape and insert into the cap?