0.75mm Flex into 6A MCB

[uksparks]

Hi,

As per title, how would you feel about connecting a few garage lights onto some 0.75mm flex straight into the 6A MCB, ignore switching, just that its 0.75mm.

I have to say I normally go via a FCU but in this occasion I don't feel I need to as its in the garage with a 6A MCB I can come off.

referring to table 4F3A on page 378 it states 0.75 can take 6A.

id say I'm good to go, I k ow I'm probably stating the obvious but it's not something I usually do, hooking such a small co doctor up to an MCB.

reason for it being small is due to the fact I'm using 3 core and earth flex so I can use the switched output on the lights so they Interconnect on PIR.

 

[uksparks]

I couldn't agree more!

 

[HappyHippyDad]

And here is the finished article... I like these lights, they look nice and work well. I did it in three core and earth 1mm in the end, fitted an IP66 switch to override on the outside too just the other side of the drain pipe.
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I need to see pictures Tom... WE NEED PROOF.... I reckon you just used up some of your 0.75mm!

 

[Dave OCD]

I need to see pictures Tom... WE NEED PROOF.... I reckon you just used up some of your 0.75mm!

Yeah I want to see how neat his clipping is :smiley2:
And in all honesty what harm would there be in 0.75 with a maximum load there of 300w, that should get a few going .:smilielol5:

 

[Marvo]

Now if there is no plagiarism in the above.....

Nope, not plagiarized.

Where is the heater, presumably adjacent to the bimetal strip... Cheers fella.

The old MCB's that were around when I was an apprentice used to have a separate heating coil that ran in proximity to the bi-metal bar, nowadays they use a bi-metal strip that self heats according to the current flow through it.