In article , Dave Plowman (News)
 scribeth thus
>In article ,
>   David Looser  wrote:
>> It's both. The standard IEC lead is rated at 6A, the hot condition one
>> at 10A.
>
>Don't think that is the standard anymore. You can still buy low rated
>leads but few supply them.
>

Their are a few variants of what is commonly referred to as the "kettle"
or IEC lead;)..


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Tony Sayer