19-02-2013, 04:53 PM
Well I would expect the diameter of the bundle of conductors to be a lot wider than a third of a millimeter.
one millimeter is the width between the marking plus the width of the printed line on the tape.
Even the overall bundle including the gaps between the conductors is less than 0.5mm cross section.
It is well under rated and it also got nice and warm when I pressed the button to measure the resistance.
The PAT tester has an open circuit voltage of 6V RMS on earth test so it would have seen about 6 amps in one conductor at a time. That is 36W
If that had been a 6 amp load it would have been 72W as there would have been two conductors carrying the currant.
one millimeter is the width between the marking plus the width of the printed line on the tape.
Even the overall bundle including the gaps between the conductors is less than 0.5mm cross section.
It is well under rated and it also got nice and warm when I pressed the button to measure the resistance.
The PAT tester has an open circuit voltage of 6V RMS on earth test so it would have seen about 6 amps in one conductor at a time. That is 36W
If that had been a 6 amp load it would have been 72W as there would have been two conductors carrying the currant.
