On 26/09/2020 13:20, ARW wrote:
On 26/09/2020 12:41, R D S wrote:
On 26/09/2020 12:30, Tim+ wrote:
R D S wrote:
On 25/09/2020 22:56, Tim+ wrote:

The incoming wires
The black ones?


Yep...


I'm sure if was a problem it would have been flagged up by now but
yes, they do look very poxy don't they?

Makes you wonder if half of the copper on the other side of the meter
is a waste of money!


Or not.

The cable on the load side might have a different maximum operating
temperature to the incoming cable. The bigger the cable the lower the
temperature.

And MICC is often rated at 90 deg operating. (not sure what the meter is
rated for though).

At a guess the PVC tails look to be at least 16mm^2 which would make
those at least 9mm diameter. Since there are two MICC cables,that
suggests a 1H? configuration (i.e. single core with mineral insulation
and copper clad sheath). Something like 1H6 (6mm^2 conductor) is only
about 6.5mm overall diameter, and that is good for ~50A


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Cheers,

John.

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