On Mar 11, 10:37*am, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote:
On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:22:44 -0000, NT wrote:
On Mar 10, 8:32 pm, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote:
On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:25:33 -0000, NT wrote:
On Mar 10, 12:29 pm, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote:
On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:21:52 -0000, John Rumm wrote:
On 10/03/2012 01:44, Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:37:31 -0000, Frank Erskine
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:44:52 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

On 09/03/2012 20:07, Lieutenant Scott wrote:
On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:46:33 -0000, NT wrote:

Surely it would be best to do as they suggest and have 30A cable in a
star topology. You could have as many sockets as you like on a single
line of 30A cable.

A 30/32A radial is a "standard circuit", so nothing to stop you from
using it.

Its not commonly used since it required 4.0mm^2 T&E which is harder to
work with.

Mumble years ago I requested a 30/32A supply to a test bench. Our
internal power tech did it (in proper steel conduit) using stranded
4mm^2, which he reckoned was much easier to handle in conduit than
solid core.
I never did investigate what the composition of the stranded wire was
- probably a successor to 7/0.036.

Solid core seems a little silly really. One strand, easier to break?
Stiffer, harder to bend round corners? Point?

Its easier to dress and stays where you put it, its cheaper to make, and
flexibility (in the way the flex is flexible) is of no real benefit in
fixed wiring.

(although even T&E is coarsely stranded in the larger sizes)

Yes I suppose flex would flop about too much when you're trying to install it.

no, but it does sag afterwards where visible. ITs also a piontless
spend of money

Wire don't cost much compared to the other things you're fitting, like the light fixtures.

No. But why spend more for no reason.

Because it's negligible in comparison with the whole job.

Thats not a reason to spend more.


NT