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1mm as you now know. I wonder if one day bell wire will be accepted again for
lighting. Today's high efficiency lights don't need anything heavier.


You have to plan for worst case, though.


I rewired the lights in my kitchen recently (badly bodged amateur job
done by previous occupant - see pic in link below). It was 6 x 50W GU10
halogens which I've replaced with LED, but have had to rewire on the
assumption that someone might in future wander along and refit halogens.


Given the smallest TW&E is 1mm, I'm not quite sure what option you'd have?

Think it's fair to say LEDs are being improved all the time, and are
getting cheaper too. So unlikely anyone would go back to halogen if happy
with today's LEDs.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/krtwgt8shh..._9602.JPG?dl=0

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