Cable thickness

[jamminuk]

I've come accross a few jobs where 2D light fittings control gear has gone (after only a month of being installed) and i noticed that the cable feeding them were larger then 1.5. On one it was wired in with really think flex that you'd normally use to wire in a 3KW storage heater. Just wondered if using thicker cable like this actually damages the control gear, being less resistence and there for more Amps. Apart from it being un-neccesarily large for the current needed.


Cheers

Ben

 

[Engineer54]

Is this a wind up?

I dunno, ...but nothing surprises me anymore!! lol!!

 

[trev]

Come on OP please put us out of our misery. It's a wind up isn't it?

 

[Amp David]

Nugget!

 

[danzor]

This is brilliant reading just before bed.

 

[Kiers1970]

I've heard it all now. Strewth.

 

[Mr.Ian]

I must admit it would hurt more getting hit round the head with 10mtrs of 16mm T&E than it would if it was 10mtrs of 2.5mm T&E but that's nowt to do with ohms / volts / current or rasins in fact!!!!!!

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Come on, your telling me you don't get a bigger belt off a 16mm cable then you would off 2.5 at 230v done and done

Hi Jammin, Your one-liners just crack me up. Are you a disciple of the self-styled electrikery guru and perennial contributor of hilarious posts "srands"?

 

[jamminuk]

Yeah had you all going there.................. ahem...........lol

 

[supasparxs]

After reading this thread, I agree with whoever said it's a dodgy batch of fittings.
otherwise if you were increasing the conductor size due to thermal effect, volt drop etc.
I have worked on a few projects years ago where the lighting was wired in 2.5 and general power (32amp ring mains) was wired in 4mm.