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Default Choosing cable size. Formula?

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Mike Barnard wrote:
Local supplier wants to sell me 4.0mm cable. Seems a bit OTT to me
for this. Surely 2.5 would be fine? Opinions?


If 15 metres is the total run you're looking at 16 quid for 2.5mm 2 core,
21 for 4mm at TLC prices including VAT. The larger size can do no harm. ;-)

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