On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:50:11 +0000, lee wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi all, >Thanks again for the advise on the wire requirments. Think i'm going to use >red/black 6mm2 for the lights and 12v sockets and the arctic stuff for the >240v. > >Daniel, you mentioned yellow and blue arctic cable, do you know what the >difference is? Apart from colour of course! >Cheers, Lee Blue Artic is standard for 220-240v systems Yellow Arctic is standard for 110-115v systems. Primarily site tools etc. Yellow for visibility. You should use blue. Many suppliers offer Orange for 220-240v Shoreline leads. Again visibility is the reason. Bear in mind that Arctic (and any flexible cord) is relatively fine stranded and does not take kindly to being clamped by a screw without a clamp blade (typically in a socket designed for 2.5mm twin &earth). Bootlace ferrules or flat tab/wire pin crimps are IMHO the preferred solution. Richard Nb "Pound Eater" Parkend G+S
