Electric Wire Size

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Anonymous Poster	Electric Wire Size 04/27/2009 12:18 AM
	I intend to connect a 150w bulb with power supply 240v. What is the size of cable to use?
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Mr. Truman Brain Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South-east corner of Spain 50 48 49.24N 2 28 27.70W Posts: 1508 Good Answers: 31	#2 Re: Electric Wire Size 04/27/2009 2:32 AM
	Check out your local regs! You may find that the minimum csa for lighting circuits is 1.5mm regardless of the size of the lamp and also an earth conductor at the fixture! __________________ “It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#3 Re: Electric Wire Size 04/27/2009 3:04 AM
	British Standard 7671. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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sb Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2550 Good Answers: 103	#4 Re: Electric Wire Size 04/27/2009 6:44 AM
	For connecting a 150W or 100W bulb, I don't resort to web for help. and sorry PWS (i don't even look at the standards). Not worth it. I go to the local hardware shop and tell him, and he just gives me the cable (BTW- this is likely to be the lowest rating cable available with him- @150W, 240V). The time taken in posting and getting the answer will be more than walking over to him and getting the cable. I do the standards and the web search when I ma connecting machines with approx 100s of KW when the ampere and the length is significant. This post by Edgar looks to be just for the fun of posting __________________ Fantastic ideas for a Fantastic World, I make the illogical logical.They put me in cars,they put me in yer tv.They put me in stereos and those little radios you stick in your ears.They even put me in watches, they have teeny gremlins for your watches
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