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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 558786" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>(a) Do I read this that you are considering connecting a 2.5mm armoured cable directly onto a 13A plug?</p><p></p><p>(b) Why are you thinking of 2.5mm CSA for a load of max 13A over such a short run?</p><p></p><p>(c) Plugs, are designed for connecting flexible conductors not solid conductors.</p><p></p><p>(d) Standard 13A 3pin plugs are only designed for maximum load of 13A.. hence why they have no need for accommodating larger 'e.g. 2.5mm' conductors.</p><p></p><p>(e) The whole of the caravan is protected by a 30ma RCD..</p><p></p><p>(f) If access is easy enough then you could take an armoured cable directly into the consumer unit which has spare capacity.</p><p></p><p>(g) Reducing the number of joints / plug & socket connections is good design practice as it minimises the potential areas of overheating failure due to a bad joint.</p><p></p><p>(h) Armoured cables do need to be correctly terminated with suitable glands not just bodged though an hole in an accessory with some PVC tape wrapped around the armour, (which I have come across far too often!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 558786, member: 250"] (a) Do I read this that you are considering connecting a 2.5mm armoured cable directly onto a 13A plug? (b) Why are you thinking of 2.5mm CSA for a load of max 13A over such a short run? (c) Plugs, are designed for connecting flexible conductors not solid conductors. (d) Standard 13A 3pin plugs are only designed for maximum load of 13A.. hence why they have no need for accommodating larger 'e.g. 2.5mm' conductors. (e) The whole of the caravan is protected by a 30ma RCD.. (f) If access is easy enough then you could take an armoured cable directly into the consumer unit which has spare capacity. (g) Reducing the number of joints / plug & socket connections is good design practice as it minimises the potential areas of overheating failure due to a bad joint. (h) Armoured cables do need to be correctly terminated with suitable glands not just bodged though an hole in an accessory with some PVC tape wrapped around the armour, (which I have come across far too often!) [/QUOTE]
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