30A wiring advice - a complication?
 

replying to John Woodgate, Albert wrote:
John, THANK you for yr Comments.
can you tell me when cable ratings are calulaged for say 10mm2 twin and earth
do they apply to the WHOLE cable, or just per single Conductor? If at all poss
please Emil your reply.
Many many thanks.
albert

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30A wiring advice - a complication?
 

On Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 1:44:31 PM UTC-4, Albert wrote:
replying to John Woodgate, Albert wrote:
John, THANK you for yr Comments.
can you tell me when cable ratings are calulaged for say 10mm2 twin and earth
do they apply to the WHOLE cable, or just per single Conductor? If at all poss
please Emil your reply.
Many many thanks.
albert

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Generally cable is rated by the size of the conductor which then translates
into how much current each conductor in the cable can safely handle.
If a particular gauge is suited for 20A max, then a cable containing two
of those conductors can handle 20A on each of them or a cable containing
three can handle 20A on each, etc.
of those conductors ca