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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:37 pm    Post Subject:
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if i wire my lighting in 1.5 but my switch drops in 1mm will this cause any problems? (i have 16mm tube down the walls for the switches)
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:25 pm    Post Subject:
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it should'n be a problem as long as the Zs value for the circuit satisfies the Max Zs value for the protective device for the Circuit.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:27 pm    Post Subject:
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jonny1 wrote:
if i wire my lighting in 1.5 but my switch drops in 1mm will this cause any problems? (i have 16mm tube down the walls for the switches)


why would you want to do that? 1mm˛ and 1.5mm˛ aint that much different in size

other than that, its most likely that itll be OK
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i have 16mm tube down my walls and the 1mm can be pulled through instead of me chasing out the walls....
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