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  • 17-04-2013 10:54am
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    Dtp79
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    Is it possible to get 7 core 1.5mm2 mains rated cable with colour cores? I know there's numbered cores but I don't want them. Thanks


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    indie armada
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    rang one of our suppliers, anything after 5 core is numbered, ours is 6 black cores plus earth.


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    Dtp79
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    indie armada wrote: »
    rang one of our suppliers, anything after 5 core is numbered, ours is 6 black cores plus earth.

    Ye that's all I can find anywhere it seems. Can't use black for neutral


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    mikehammer67
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    Dtp79 wrote: »
    Ye that's all I can find anywhere it seems. Can't use black for neutral

    don't think you have to with the 7-core

    it's in the rules afaik


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    mikehammer67
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    check out 514 in et101

    think you have to mark the neutral with blue tape

    i checked it before but don't recall the specifics


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    Dtp79
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    mikehammer67 wrote: »
    check out 514 in et101

    think you have to mark the neutral with blue tape

    i checked it before but don't recall the specifics

    I'm not a sparks. I'm RGI. It's for wiring heating systems.


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    mikehammer67
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    had a quick look

    -think you just mark it 'blue' at the terminations


    but you'd need to confirm it


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    Dtp79
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    mikehammer67 wrote: »
    had a quick look

    -think you just mark it 'blue' at the terminations


    but you'd need to confirm it

    Thanks for your help. Any link?
    Plus is it ok to use any colour for live except green/yellow and blue?


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    mikehammer67
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    think you just use the numbered cores

    i only had a quick look


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    Dtp79
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    mikehammer67 wrote: »
    think you just use the numbered cores

    i only had a quick look

    Thanks


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    Bruthal
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    Yea just use numbered cores. Mark neutral with the blue tape.


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    Tow
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    7 Core 1.5mm SWA Cable

    7-core-armoured_20130305132515.jpg

    When is the money (including lost growth) Michael Noonan took in the Pension Levy going to be paid back?



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    Dtp79
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    Tow wrote: »
    7 Core 1.5mm SWA Cable

    7-core-armoured_20130305132515.jpg
    Thanks. Just found out later its against regs to use it


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    mikehammer67
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    probably not i think
    doesn't look like swa

    it may be for the british market -they're more lenient on colours anyhow


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    Bruthal
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    Looks like silflex possibly.


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    Dtp79
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    Why is it against regs? It makes perfect sense to have them coloured


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    Robbie.G
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    Dtp79 wrote: »
    Why is it against regs? It makes perfect sense to have them coloured

    Each colour has a rating so the max colours is 5 which is brown,black,grey,blue and green/yellow
    As 3 phase neutral and earth.


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    Dtp79
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    Robbie.G wrote: »
    Each colour has a rating so the max colours is 5 which is brown,black,grey,blue and green/yellow
    As 3 phase neutral and earth.

    It's a pity they couldn't just stick an orange in there too!


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    Robbie.G
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    Dtp79 wrote: »
    It's a pity they couldn't just stick an orange in there too!

    For our uses orange would be handy but Unfortunitly that's life


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    Dtp79
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    Robbie.G wrote: »
    For our uses orange would be handy but Unfortunitly that's life

    True


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