In article , Don Pearce
wrote:

Not when one of the other sockets is heavily loaded - the problem
condition. With a ring main, every other socket on that ring becomes
electrically "nearer" the distribution box than the problem socket.

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Don, Is there a reference I can look at to understand the UK way of power
distrubution?

As you know in NZ the system is Multiple Earth Neutral (MEN), which is
different from both the UK and the USA.

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Mike Clayton