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Current Carrying Capacity Multi Core Cables -BS 6004
CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY: MULTI-CORE CABLES-COPPER CONDUCTORS TO BS 6004
| CONDUCTOR | REFERENCE METHOD 4 | REFERENCE METHOD 3 | REFERENCE METHOD 1 | REFERENCE METHOD 11OR 13 | ||||
| CROSS SECTIONAL | enclosed in conduit in | enclosed in conduit on a | clipped direct | on a perforated cable tray | ||||
| AREA | thermally insulating wall etc | wall or in trunking etc | OR Free AIR | |||||
| 2 cables | 3 or 4 | 2 cables | 3 or 4 | |||||
| 2 cables | 3 or 4 | 2 cables | 3 or 4 | single phase | cables three | single phase | cables three | |
| single phase | cables three | single phase | cables three | a.c or d.c | phase a.c | a.c or d.c | phase a.c | |
| a.c or d.c | phase a.c | a.c or d.c | phase a.c | flat touching | flat touching | flat touching | flat touching | |
| or trefoil | or trefoil | |||||||
| mm2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| 1 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11.5 | 15 | 13.5 | 17 | 14.5 |
| 1.5 | 14 | 13 | 16.5 | 15 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 22 | 18.5 |
| 2.5 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 25 |
| 4 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 40 | 34 |
| 6 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 46 | 41 | 51 | 43 |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | 52 | 46 | 63 | 57 | 70 | 60 |
| 16 | 57 | 52 | 69 | 62 | 85 | 76 | 94 | 80 |
| 25 | 75 | 68 | 90 | 80 | 112 | 96 | 119 | 101 |
| 35 | 92 | 83 | 111 | 99 | 138 | 119 | 148 | 126 |
| 50 | 110 | 99 | 133 | 118 | 168 | 144 | 180 | 153 |
| 70 | 139 | 125 | 168 | 149 | 213 | 184 | 232 | 196 |
| 95 | 167 | 150 | 201 | 179 | 258 | 223 | 282 | 238 |
| 120 | 192 | 172 | 232 | 206 | 299 | 259 | 328 | 276 |
| 150 | 219 | 196 | 258 | 225 | 344 | 299 | 379 | 319 |
| 185 | 248 | 223 | 294 | 255 | 392 | 341 | 434 | 364 |
| 240 | 291 | 261 | 344 | 297 | 461 | 403 | 514 | 430 |
| 300 | 334 | 298 | 394 | 339 | 530 | 464 | 593 | 497 |
| 400 | - | - | 470 | 402 | 634 | 557 | 715 | 597 |
REFERENCE METHODS OF INSTALLATION ARE DESCRIBED IN IEEE REGULATIONS & B.S. 7671
THESE ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO CABLES WITH/WITHOUT CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR.
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