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New Wed 26 May 10 22:11 
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker - Dave_
>> a lighting MCB should be 6A

With that number of 50W lights it could well be that you're exceeding the rated current. The lighting circuit was generally designed to support 4 or 5 x 100w incandescent bulbs per floor, so if you're drawing more than twice that current I would expect problems.

Change them all for low-energy ones and you should solve things - and not get so hot standing under them either!

Oh, and your toaster's probably knackered, buy a new one.
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 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new SteelSpark 26 May 10 14:46
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new FotheringtonTomas 26 May 10 14:59
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new Bromptonaut 26 May 10 15:06
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new SteelSpark 26 May 10 15:12
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new teabelly 26 May 10 15:16
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new SteelSpark 26 May 10 17:09
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new SteelSpark 26 May 10 15:08
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new FotheringtonTomas 26 May 10 16:17
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new Tigger 27 May 10 14:57
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new Pat 27 May 10 15:25
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new teabelly 26 May 10 15:10
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new SteelSpark 26 May 10 15:14
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new teabelly 26 May 10 15:22
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new Bromptonaut 26 May 10 15:27
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new bathtub tom 26 May 10 16:07
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new Dog 26 May 10 17:42
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new FotheringtonTomas 26 May 10 16:10
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new Dave_ 26 May 10 22:11
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new SteelSpark 26 May 10 22:36
 Toaster tripping a circuit breaker new FotheringtonTomas 26 May 10 16:13
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