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It doesn't actually matter all that much since the amps should be fused correctly. The plug fuse is just to prevent the cable burning in the event of a catastrophic short/failure.
R.
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This matter comes up in music related forums all the time and the basic answer is, don't really matter.
Now I doubt anyone is more OCD than I when it comes to electrical safety but the fact is that even a wimpy, 5 amp 2 core lamp cable is easily capable of carrying the fusing current of a 13A fuse (if you had 15mtrs of it under a carpet, maybe not but ordinarily, yes. )
Yes, IEC cables and plugs ARE rated at 10 amps but that is very, very conservative, especially since they rarely exceed 2mtrs in length.
I am sure I have said this before but when the bad KT88s went to "purple heaven" in a 200W amp they took out both HT fuses, the mains fuse AND the 13A in the plug.
Dave.
Apologies for the pedantry.
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Kettle leads, should you still have one, should definitely have a 13A fuse.
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Sorry!
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of course
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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True, France e.g. has a spur system fused at 16 or 20 amps at the source (but 20A supplies are usually reserved for washing machines and other high current devices)
A spur system is wasteful of cable and of course lack of a plug fuse means you could have a fault only a bit over 16A with a flimsy cable and an eventual fire!
Dave.