Hi
Im currently designing a workshop to sit at the bottom of my garden. The run from consumer unit to the workshop unit is ~25 to 27m. I will be using CNC machines, small tig welders and large compressors in the workshop (not all at the same time) as well as lighting, a computer etc.
I want to get it right first time, so was considering 16mm core armored cable. I think this protects against the relative voltage drop over this distance. Is this overkill?
Also, I have a spare slot on my household consumer unit for the workshop (its a new unit, installed 6months ago) but I cant see 16mm armored cable suffering the tight compound curves needed for the install. Is it possible for me to extend away from the consumer unit, using 60amp+ cable to a "junction box", and then run the cable from the junction box? This would simplify the run of armored cable to the workshop as I could put the junction box in the extension? I have attached a highly professional diagram to illustrate what im talking about, the blue box being the junction box, green boxes being the consumer units.
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Thanks for any guidance.
Im currently designing a workshop to sit at the bottom of my garden. The run from consumer unit to the workshop unit is ~25 to 27m. I will be using CNC machines, small tig welders and large compressors in the workshop (not all at the same time) as well as lighting, a computer etc.
I want to get it right first time, so was considering 16mm core armored cable. I think this protects against the relative voltage drop over this distance. Is this overkill?
Also, I have a spare slot on my household consumer unit for the workshop (its a new unit, installed 6months ago) but I cant see 16mm armored cable suffering the tight compound curves needed for the install. Is it possible for me to extend away from the consumer unit, using 60amp+ cable to a "junction box", and then run the cable from the junction box? This would simplify the run of armored cable to the workshop as I could put the junction box in the extension? I have attached a highly professional diagram to illustrate what im talking about, the blue box being the junction box, green boxes being the consumer units.
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Thanks for any guidance.