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  1. Boomer182

    earth wire rating

    i've got a bloke at work thinks 1mm 17 amp rated is not enough hes talking bout 4mm!
  2. Boomer182

    earth wire rating

    this is the machines internal wiring. the fuse would blow well before 11 amps. i am going to upgrade the wire to maybe a 14 amp 0.75mm wire. would i require earth ratings exceeding this and why? Surely the earth only has to be rated enough to blow the inlet fuse?
  3. Boomer182

    earth wire rating

    i have a machine which consists of a 500mA fuse and i am using 0.5mm 11 amp rated earth wire. the boys at work tell me it should be 4mm but i thought thats ridiculous. is 0.5mm enough?

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