Month: June 2016

Voltage Drop Think of voltage drop as similar to a loss in pressure along a water pipe over a long distance. So just like with water in a pipe a conductor will lose ‘x’ amount of pressure measured in millivolts ‘mV’ for every Amp ‘design current’ that flows along it for each meter. This is … Read more

The purpose of performing a cable calculation is to ensure that a cable is not overloaded. This can produce an excessive amount of heat which in turn can damage the cable and the installation and may even cause a fire. So, here’s how that’s done… Firstly how much current is your appliance going to use? … Read more