Hi all, this is driving me mental, if I have a Ca of 1.03 (25degrees ambient) & a In of 6A or any number you like then Iz will never come out greater than In unless I add another grouping factor just to make it work, which shouldn’t be necessary.
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I'm doing some calcs for college and need a little help.
So, Iz has to be greater than In, but I'm not achieving this.
My totals watts for a lighting circuit is 354w
So 354/230=1.54
Ib=1.54A
In=6A for lighting CPD
Correction factors of:-
Ca - 0.91
Cg - 0.7
Iz = 1.54/(0.91x0.7) = 2.4A...
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