2 way lighting cable

kiwiNCFC · 31 Jan 2010

I have no 3 core to do the 2 way lighting switches and its quite expensive, can i just use the brown or blue from a twin and earth cable for it instead?

electronicsuk · 31 Jan 2010

kiwiNCFC said:
I have no 3 core to do the 2 way lighting switches and its quite expensive

No its not.

kiwiNCFC said:
can i just use the brown or blue from a twin and earth cable for it instead?

Yes, you can use a pair of T+E cables for 2-way switching and have a spare core left over. Ensure that all CPCs (earths) are sleeved and connected and that the live conductors are also sleeved appropriately.

Taylortwocities · 31 Jan 2010

Just for clarification:

You can NOT use the unsleeved cpc (earth) conductor in a twin and earth cable for anything other than an earth.

Johnmelad502 · 31 Jan 2010

Taylortwocities said:
Just for clarification:

You can NOT use the unsleeved cpc (earth) conductor in a twin and earth cable for anything other than an earth.

And if you sleve it, you still can't use it for anything else.

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