Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!

["andy_walkuk" <andy_walkuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

please excuse my ignorance but why would the downstream cable have to
be rated at 13A plus?

Would the current get chance to go above 6A before the MCB tripped?



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Nigel Giddings" <nigel@...> wrote:
>
> Noel,
>
>
> The lighting cct will be protected by a 6A MCB (or a 5A fuse if you
have
> an old wired type...)
>
>
> If you install a 3A fuse in the plug you will be fine. In fact
> installing a 13A fuse would be OK as long as everything downstream is
> rated at 13A plus, it would just mean that you would pop the 6A MCB
> before the local 13A fuse and then you would have to find the dis
board
> in the dark....
>
>
>
> If you do need to use a 3 pin square (conventional) outlet put a note
on
> it to say it is supplied from a 6A cct....
>
>
>
> BTW you can wire the socket with 1.5mm if it is from the lighting cct.
> Anything bigger will be hard to introduce to an existing rose /
Junction
> Box.
>
>
>
>
>
> HTH
>
>
>
> Nigel
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: noel_pilot [mailto:HA@...]
> Sent: 12 September 2006 21:08
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!
>
>
>
> perfect thats what i'll do,
> sorry to ask again, what ratings best on the lighting circuit? all I
> want to run is an aerial booster and an inspection light so I assume
> current is pretty low?
> Thanks
> Noel
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
, "Neil
> Ball" <neilball@> wrote:
> >
> > Does your kit run off a plug-top (wall wart) transformer? If so
you
> would
> > need to make a 5A plug to 13A socket cable if you go down the 5A
> socket
> > route. Still safer than putting in a 13A socket directly and
having
> someone
> > plug in something they should not a year or two down the line.
> Alternatively
> > use a switched fused spur with low current fuse to feed the
socket
> outlet.
> >
> >
> >
> > Neil B.
> >
> >
> >
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> > Sent: 12 September 2006 15:32
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Finding a cable within a wall?!
> >
> >
> >
> > awesome thanks all :)
> >
> > tried last night and not much doing, definitely need some bamboo
> > sticks or proper rods, will look in b and q at the weekend!
> >
> > couple of people have suggested im ok running a loft box (normal
> > booster initially but eventually loftbox) from a lighting circuit
so i
> > think im just going to put a socket in from a lighting circuit
and run
> > from that,
> > I assume the hint to use 5amp sockets is to stop someone putting
> > something too power hungry into a normal 13amp socket, not for
any
> > real reason of power requirements?!
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Noel
> >
> >
> >
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