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Some are quoting :
3183Y 1.5mm (16 amp rated) flexible cable.approved by BASEC (British Approvals Service for Electric Cables)

Then you get "These are top quality 2.5mm sq cables and not the inferior 1.5mm cable sold by other dealers."
 
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2.5 won't be any more robust - if you drive over it or hit it with something the effects will be the same as with 1.5 The resistance will be slightly lower but negligible for this application. The only real difference will be in volt drop - you will be able to have a slightly longer cable using 2.5mm. If anyone is that interested I will dig out a regs book when I get home and work out the exact lengths.

Eddie is right - Arctic is designed to be used outdoors, normal flex isn't.

(Was an electrician then saw the light!)
 
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Worked at an electrical wholesaler for 10 years, definitely artic is what you need if you get 2.5 you will be sure it's strong enough for anything you might do with it and it's not a lot dearer than 1.5 in comparison

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If we're going to start quoting regs then 2.5 is recommended, as I said in other threads the earth loop impedance can be too high with 1.5 especially when people start extending it.
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Thanks Techno -saves me going upstairs for my "Regs book". I like to keep it next to the bed - makes getting to sleep so much easier.

I believe the "Regs" also state that all new caravans must be supplied with a hook up cable when new.
Por dealer tried to palm us off with a scabby old cable. Gave them two choices - either give us a new cable, or I'd charge them to test the old cable. ;)
 
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So if I bought :
100 Metre Coil of 2.5mm 3 core Arctic Yellow Cable - NETARC253CY100 Arctic Cables remain Flexible at low temperatures. it is rated for use down to -40 oC at cold bend testing, and 25 oc for installation and handling,where as regular PVC stiffnes. The Yellow version is used in applications like site equipment , to denote 110 Volts, or for example Portable Traffic Lights. or any other conditions that require cold temperature electrical cables. The 2.5mm Stranded Conductor is rated at a maximum of 25 Amps

http://www.edwardes.co.uk/en/search/q/Arctic_Cables

And some sockets, etc...(any specifications re sockets?)

I could get say 1x 50m, 1x25m and 1x 10m and 1 x 15m ?

Not having looked inside the sockets are they a pain to wire up?

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Try and get fittings with screwed cable inlets, they grip the cable much better and keep a seal where the old type cut a hole in the sleeve are next to useless (y)
 
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Good one on left (y)

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So if I bought :
100 Metre Coil of 2.5mm 3 core Arctic Yellow Cable - NETARC253CY100 Arctic Cables remain Flexible at low temperatures. it is rated for use down to -40 oC at cold bend testing, and 25 oc for installation and handling,where as regular PVC stiffnes. The Yellow version is used in applications like site equipment , to denote 110 Volts, or for example Portable Traffic Lights. or any other conditions that require cold temperature electrical cables. The 2.5mm Stranded Conductor is rated at a maximum of 25 Amps

http://www.edwardes.co.uk/en/search/q/Arctic_Cables

And some sockets, etc...(any specifications re sockets?)

I could get say 1x 50m, 1x25m and 1x 10m and 1 x 15m ?

Not having looked inside the sockets are they a pain to wire up?

"16A straight commando socket"
"16A straight commando plug"
Both 230Vrating - will be blue in colour.

Max cable length stated in the Regs is 25M
 
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Blue or orange, not yellow its the same stuff but yellow indicates 110 v which might just cause confusion somewhere along the line, no price difference

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It really is very straight forward to wire up. Follow the instructions very carefully and you won't have any problems. Even I can and have done it.
 

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Just made up a 10m cable using 2.5mm cable and these -
http://www.thecaravanshop.co.uk/electrical-products/mains-plugs-sockets/mains-coupler/prod_878.html

http://www.thecaravanshop.co.uk/ele...s-plugs-sockets/mains-site-plug/prod_879.html

The electrical connections and the screwed flex retention grips were a dawdle however pushing the cable through the end of the units was very tight. Stretched the holes with a pair of fine nosed pliers and they returned to original shape \ size after the cable was through making a good rainproof fitting.
 

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pushing the cable through the end of the units was very tight. Stretched the holes with a pair of fine nosed pliers and they returned to original shape \ size after the cable was through making a good rainproof fitting.

I warmed the plastic with a hairdryer and used pliers.... the most difficult part of the whole thing was finding the hairdryer.

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Something I find a little bit perturbing, are the number of 'worn out' cables stretching across the grass/gravel and into the hook up post(s).
Cables that have never been treated with 'respect', (badly wound up, allowing the carrier cables inside to become so twisted that they are pushing through the outer sheathing).
Others with cracked and or missing sections of sheathing, and plugs so badly fitted that the carrier cables are exposed at the plug tails.......:(

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I use Blue arctic cable (2.5mm) as tour in the winter months as well, makes it so much easier to coil up in freezing temps. Made up 2 of differing lengths as campsite ehu' s are usually close to pitch so 25metre cable is overkill and has to be flaked out to avoid creating an induction coil . 10 and 18 metre lengths work for me and of course can be joined on the rare occasion it's needed.
 

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Cables that have never been treated with 'respect', (badly wound up, allowing the carrier cables inside to become so twisted that they are pushing through the outer sheathing).

Ours winds up for storage onto a carrier that was made especially for the job and has clips inside for other connectors so we can plug into a domestic socket if necessary. One of my pet hates is a tangle of cable rather than a neatly stored cable. Even when cables are unwound to prevent any heat build up in use there are tidy ways of doing things.

Loose cables are a trip hazard and tangled cables become an electrocution hazard.

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Surely orange coloured cable should be used - orange colour is associated with danger (even in the natural world)

It is more easily seen than blue, day or night, so is less of a trip hazard


And damage to an orange cable is more obvious than on blue cable



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As good a place as any to get parts is - Broken Link Removed - usually cheaper than Accessory Shops. MK products good quality.

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