20mm-wide twin-core & earth cable: 10 sq.mm or 16 sq.mm?
There is some flat, twin-core and earth cable in my house that is 20mm wide, overall. Would that be 16 sq.mm cable or 10 sq.mm? It's the standard white-covered pre-2006 stuff. Thanks, Dave H |
20mm-wide twin-core & earth cable: 10 sq.mm or 16 sq.mm?
Dave H wrote:
There is some flat, twin-core and earth cable in my house that is 20mm wide, overall. Would that be 16 sq.mm cable or 10 sq.mm? It's the standard white-covered pre-2006 stuff. Sounds like 16mm^2 to me: CSA (CPC) Strands Overall mm^2 No./dia. mm approx. --------- ------- ---------- 1.0 (1.0) 1/1.13 4.5 x 8.2 1.5 (1.0) 1/1.38 4.7 x 8.2 2.5 (1.5) 1/1.78* 5.3 x 9.9 4.0 (1.5) 7/0.85 6.1 x 11.4 6.0 (2.5) 7/1.04 6.8 x 13.1 10 (4.0) 7/1.35 8.4 x 16.8 16 (6.0) 7/1.71 9.6 x 19.5 * or 7/0.67 -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
20mm-wide twin-core & earth cable: 10 sq.mm or 16 sq.mm?
"Dave H" wrote There is some flat, twin-core and earth cable in my house that is 20mm wide, overall. Would that be 16 sq.mm cable or 10 sq.mm? It's the standard white-covered pre-2006 stuff. It is important that you check the conductor size itself on these issues. Some modern cable has significantly less insulation than was applied to the same "size" just 20 years ago! I recently replaced some damaged 6mm cooker cable and was so surprised at the change in over-insulation size that I had to mic the conductors up to be sure. Phil |
20mm-wide twin-core & earth cable: 10 sq.mm or 16 sq.mm?
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:34:40 +0100, John Rumm
wrote: Sounds like 16mm^2 to me: CSA (CPC) Strands Overall mm^2 No./dia. mm approx. --------- ------- ---------- 1.0 (1.0) 1/1.13 4.5 x 8.2 1.5 (1.0) 1/1.38 4.7 x 8.2 2.5 (1.5) 1/1.78* 5.3 x 9.9 4.0 (1.5) 7/0.85 6.1 x 11.4 6.0 (2.5) 7/1.04 6.8 x 13.1 10 (4.0) 7/1.35 8.4 x 16.8 16 (6.0) 7/1.71 9.6 x 19.5 * or 7/0.67 Great - thank you! (Likewise to theScullster) DaveH |
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