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Re: Twin and Earth Cable Sizes



James Hoye wrote:

>>From an electrical safety point of view I can't see any issues -
2.5mm is
> certainly capable of carrying a 5 or 6A load!!!
>
> What may be a problem is coaxing the larger size cable into terminals
meant
> for 1.0/1.5mm cables - oh, and it might well confuse any person doing
any
> electrical work in the future.
>
> A 100m roll of 1.5mm T&E is only ?11.99 from Screwfix [other
suppliers are
> available etc]

Which is cheaper than 2.5, so if you're gonna use more than 100M, you
save money by using 1.0 or 1.5 :)


--
Doogie



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