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Recently I bought an electric chainsaw. It's rated at 2kW so 8-9 amps I think. The circuit I plug it into has a 16A MCB protection at the Consumer Unit and yes that's correct as it is on a spur. However the MCB does trip out sometimes (but not always) on startup. Is there some sort of start up surge protection I can fit which will suppress the surge such that the MCB won't trip? It's a bleeping nuisance. I could run an extension cable from a 32A MCB protected ring main circuit but Mrs 26 would complain of cold draughts through open doors.