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30th Mar, 2007 at 07:04:23pm

A quick question for you, what is the maxium current a 16mm2 cable can safely manage? (240v)

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Jim

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30th Mar, 2007 at 07:12:35pm

Hi,
I'll take a guess at 80-100A *wink*
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30th Mar, 2007 at 07:15:20pm

thats good enough for me thanks buddy!

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On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right!


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30th Mar, 2007 at 07:19:36pm

Hi,
Cooker cable is 6mm2 throw 40A down that no problem. I take it you're talking 16mm2 per conductor, not 16mm2 overall! You'll have to downrate the cable if its a long run.
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30th Mar, 2007 at 07:38:58pm

yea it's 16mm per conductor, it will be around 10meters long,

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On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
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30th Mar, 2007 at 07:42:38pm

Hi,
Unless you're going to run a small village at the end of it you should be fine!
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30th Mar, 2007 at 08:41:55pm

bloody hell boy what are you running on that.
10mm2 will run a 9kw leccy cooker so 16 mm2 should run about 16kw safly i recon on 240 v

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30th Mar, 2007 at 08:44:08pm

Only thing i can think of is a bastard big welder!

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30th Mar, 2007 at 09:18:24pm

i had some 16mm cable off my mate for my battery cable on me old car, he used it for wiring power presses and said they were pulling around 110A if i remember rightly.

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30th Mar, 2007 at 10:20:57pm

16mm jim i had an upgrade done at a bakery with 16mm straight from the subby and that was a 300amp supply

thats enough for a small villaged

i have 4mm into my garage on a 40 amp braker and thats over the top

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30th Mar, 2007 at 11:12:35pm

I'm building a new workshop at the moment, a good friend gave me some 16mm2 cable, I'm going to use it to supply my workshop. Sounds like it will be up to the job! Cheers JF *wink*

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On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right!


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30th Mar, 2007 at 11:21:04pm

Hi,
As it's free it'll always work better than the stuff you pay for *wink*
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31st Mar, 2007 at 09:03:16am

A few things need to be considered, its not jus as simple as will it take the current? instalation method, length of run (for volt drop) all have an effect on cable sizing for the circuit, if you Pm me all the details of what your planning, inc where your feeding it from what your having in your workshop load wise etc, ill do the maths for you.

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31st Mar, 2007 at 09:45:16pm

As a rule Jim, around 80 amps if it is normal 6491x single copper or 6242y twin and earth.

If its tri-rated or similar it will hold more like 100 amps.

If its only 10 metres you'll have no problems with 80+ amps.

Edited by Kean on 31st Mar, 2007.


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31st Mar, 2007 at 09:59:23pm

Hi,
That wasn't a bad guess for an auto sparkie!
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