dreadnought Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) hi all, i`m looking at running six 5 watt led lights on one cable run, what size cable should i be looking at getting,cheers,its about sixty feet there and back Edited February 21, 2016 by dreadnought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 What distance (there & back) is the run ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham.m Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 What distance (there & back) is the run ? OP posted 60 fest there and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harve90 Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 60 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggs Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) 32/0.2, 1 Sq mm (or even 0.5 sq mm 16/0.2) is be plenty big enough. You could use bigger for less voltage drop but you need a sensible size to fit the terminals. Edited February 21, 2016 by Tiggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'd use 1.5mm purely because anything smaller is a right royal pain to do anything with. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 60 feet Yes his edit after I posted the question answers that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'd use 1.5mm purely because anything smaller is a right royal pain to do anything with. Tony Yep. Been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeping Up Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'd use 1.5mm too; my calculator says that there would be approx 1v drop at that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I used 2mm for my led lights but 80 feet round trip. Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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