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On 07/11/2016 01:16, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
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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.


Perhaps not the worst, but the guideline is to assume the higher value
of either whatever is fitted to the actual fitting, or 100W.

So you would not normally design a circuit with more than 13 lamp
fittings per circuit if protected at 6A.

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.

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



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