Re: Lighting

["the_home_automator <db@xxxxxxx>" <db@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@b...>
wrote:
> 
> Yes you can but just reading the clipsal tech notes there is an 
issue (in
> aussie at least) were the cat5 would have to have the same rating 
as the
> other mains cable in the consumer unit hence the clipsal pink cat5
is heavy
> duty and mains rated................as i understand it

This is also the case within the UK.  You cannot run cables adjacent
to mains wiring (in the same conduit or enclosure) unless the 
insulation is adequate for the higher volage.  Thus you need cat5 
with insulation rated for 250VAC, which is probably next to impossble 
to find.  

What I do is to put a junction box outside the enclosure where I 
terminate the cat5,and come out using 0.5mm single core switchgear 
cable, twisted, wchich is adequately rated, and run that ino the main 
senclosure.  

You can also ut the junction box inside the enclosure; I've used the 
smallest of the universal boxes from TLC, and used a bush so that 
there is a route in trough both boxes. 





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