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Topic:
10mm cable
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Last Post:
Jan 11, 2005 12:02 AM
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LSpark
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steve320
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10mm cable
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Jan 9, 2005 5:19 PM
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Hi Guys
Going to replace my old girls shower and I think that the current supply cable is in 6mm. Going to replace the cable with 10mm but the existing looks quite big. The outside diameter is 13mm. Does this sound like 6mm or could it already be 10mm ????
The live and neutral is stranded and the earth is solid if this helps.
Any advice welcome
P.s You guys are funnier than some of the plumbers !!!!!
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LSpark
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 9, 2005 5:30 PM
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The outside diameter across 10mm twin & earth cable is 17mm, but every manufacture has slightly different sizes of sheath and this is an inaccurate way of deciding CSA of the cable.
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l00pd0g
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 9, 2005 5:35 PM
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You may be as well to go down to B&Q or somwhere like that, where they sell both coils of 6mm and coils of 10mm. Then you know which is which. They are easy to spot the difference once you know what the difference is between them.
Andy
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Kai
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 9, 2005 5:46 PM
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The Solid earth points towards a 6mm cable, because a 10mm cable should have a Stranded earth core in it.
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 9, 2005 5:53 PM
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Would I be right in saying that 6mm is about 1.7mm thick, and 10mm is about 2.9mm thick at it's diameter(wire only), and that this is a reasonable way to ascertain the csa, or am I way off (again) ?
Handyandy - really
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steve320
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 9, 2005 6:06 PM
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You guys are the greatest ( honestly )
Thanxs 4 the advice
Steve
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gadget
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 10, 2005 1:44 PM
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best way to check the size of any cable, if you are unsure is to get the relavent size of crimp lug and try them for size. pop into your local wholesaler and ask them for a 10mm & 6mm lug, it wont be worth the paperwork so they probably wont charge you. try them and the best fit wins.
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 10, 2005 6:42 PM
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is the earth big enough in a 10mm twin cable or do you have to run a seperate one in if your putting a 40 amp shower in
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LSpark
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Re: 10mm cable
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Jan 11, 2005 12:02 AM
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> is the earth big enough in a 10mm twin cable or do
> you have to run a seperate one in if your putting a
> 40 amp shower in
Hello PP
Earth's are not required to be as big as phase cables, only neutrals need be the same size as a phase cable in a single phase circuit.
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