6mm + 10mm cable

[twinnieboy]

can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between 6 and 10 mm square cable as I saw them in B+Q but they both looked the same?

 

[breezer]

can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between 6 and 10 mm square cable as I saw them in B+Q but they both looked the same?

they probably were

a clue is 6 another is 10.


one is bigger than the other

10mm Nominal O.D - 17.1mm x 10mm

6mm Nominal O.D - 13.5mm x 7mm

sorry one is grey and one is white

 

[twinnieboy]

Thanx for the pics a big help.
In summary 6mm is single copper for live and neutral were as 10 mm is multi core for live and neutral
thanx again

 

[kevplumb]

think he got it breezer

 

[Lectrician]

6mm is stranded aswell!

 

[breezer]

they are "stranded" to make them more "flexiible"

 

[dingbat]

There is a clear difference in size if you look at them side by side - and a hell of a difference when you come to try and terminate them! And whereas the live and neutral conductors of both are seven-stranded, the 'earth' on six-mill is solid and on ten-mill is stranded.

 

[breezer]

I did also post the dimensions of the cables

 

[ban-all-sheds]

can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between 6 and 10 mm square cable as I saw them in B+Q but they both looked the same?

No, they can't have done - 10mm² is immediately, obviously and significantly bigger than 6mm².

 

[andy]

Thanx for the pics a big help.
In summary 6mm is single copper for live and neutral were as 10 mm is multi core for live and neutral
thanx again

wrong. 4mm and above is stranded. 6mm has stranded phase and neutral, but non-stranded earth. 10mm has stranded earth

 

[kevplumb]

try carrying a 50m drum up three flights of stairs
soon notice the difference

 

[jcdotcom]

Can't understand why they can't emboss the size on the outer sheath - they put plenty of other stuff on there!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Who would need that info?

 

[kai]

One maker "Pirelli" now prints the sizes on the cables - along with the CE mark too...

 

[jcdotcom]

Happy New Year one and all!

ban-all-sheds wrote
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Who would need that info?

Twinnieboy for one!