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Yakov
- Jan 1, 1970
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I have 2x0.5 mm power wire ... how much amp can it safely stand ?
(220 V here)
Thanks
Yakov
(220 V here)
Thanks
Yakov
I have 2 x 0.5 mm power wire ... how much amp can it safely stand ?
Homer said:0.5 sq. mm?
I have 2x0.5 mm power wire ... how much amp can it safely stand ?
(220 V here)
Thanks
Yakov
0.5 sq.mm, yes
Yakov said:I have 2x0.5 mm power wire ... how much amp can it safely stand ?
(220 V here)
Thanks
Yakov
I have 2x0.5 mm power wire ... how much amp can it safely stand ?
(220 V here)
In the UK (230v) 0.5mm² twin flex is rated at 3 amps.
It's generally the same current rating no matter the voltage.
Dave Plowman (News) said:In the UK (230v) 0.5mm² twin flex is rated at 3 amps.
Homer said:It's generally the same current rating no matter the voltage.
In reality more like 240V and it's 250V right here.
Dave Plowman (News) said:It's a nominal voltage like all domestic supplies.
It's a straight fib in the case of the UK for reasons of political correctness.
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
It's a straight fib in the case of the UK for reasons of political
correctness.
Not really, although the original 240 wasn't altered. They just changed
the allowed spread to harmonise with Europe.
It's generally the same current rating no matter the voltage.
Depends a bit on whether you rate the cable for how hot you allow it
to get in a specified environment, or as here where the rating of a
cable is based on the allowable circuit voltage drop expressed as a
percentage of the nominal voltage over a specified length.
Environment is a factor. So is the number of other current carrying
cables packed with it.
But the OP gave no other details.
I'm not sure which figure you mean, nor what you mean by 'straight
fit', but I'm not sure the term would sit completely comfortably with
either figure.