Re: Twin and Earth Cable Sizes

["Jon Payne" <jgpayne@xxxxxxx>]

I'd agreed with James. I did this initially and it can get a real pain in
the a*** working this 2.5mm cable everywhere. 1.5mm is so much easier to
work with - get some :)

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Hoye" <james.hoye@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Twin and Earth Cable Sizes


> > I have a simple question, If i am doing some wiring in lighting
> > circuits is it OK to use 2.5 mm Twin and Earth? It would save me
having
> > to buy 2 different types of cable, as I know 2.5mm can be used
for
> > power circuits (sockets) etc.
>
> >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]
>
> James H
>