Power Generator

[drew25109100]

I recently bought a petrol generator, I went to use a Ninja bbq grill and it kept tripping the fuse in the plug.
The generator is 240v 16amp, the grill 240v with 10amp trip/fused plug.
Can I replace the 10 amp fused plug with a 13amp and still use the grill safely?
We are mostly off grid on 12v system and this would make life just that bit easier.

 

[5abr3]

I recently bought a petrol generator, I went to use a Ninja bbq grill and it kept tripping the fuse in the plug.
The generator is 240v 16amp, the grill 240v with 10amp trip/fused plug.
Can I replace the 10 amp fused plug with a 13amp and still use the grill safely?
We are mostly off grid on 12v system and this would make life just that bit easier.

The fuse is to protect the wire, not the device. Unless you know the cross section of the wire you can't be sure what the wire will safely take.

I would entirely discourage doing what you are suggesting, it may not even be immediate that a problem would become apparent as a slightly elevated core tempeature may take a little bit to melt through the insulation but it would still eventually cause a short circuit.

Edit: spelling as usual

 

[Rroff]

Does the generator have a pure sine wave output? some devices don't like modified/simulated sine wave and odd things can happen including blowing fuses.

A higher value fuse in this context probably equals fire hazard.

 

[pete910]

I recently bought a petrol generator, I went to use a Ninja bbq grill and it kept tripping the fuse in the plug.
The generator is 240v 16amp, the grill 240v with 10amp trip/fused plug.
Can I replace the 10 amp fused plug with a 13amp and still use the grill safely?
We are mostly off grid on 12v system and this would make life just that bit easier.

Stating the plug the generator has is irrelevant, What you need to know is what the output of the generator is and what power consumption the appliance you are using is!

What generator have you got?

Looking on google the grill requires 2.4kw, Need a reasonable sized generator to run that!