CaptinDread Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I would like to try and buy 15 meters of yellow 16A shoreline cable, just need the cable as I have the ends, my current shore line is really short and needs upgrading to a longer length cable. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBA Marine Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 My roll of 2.5 Arctic is blue, sorry. Brian Wards may have it in other sheathing colours, otherwise its online or a trip to the electrical wholesalers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound2Please Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Isnt yellow colour 110V cable and Blue 240v well it used to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptinDread Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 I don't know, maybe I'll just pick up some blue from the electricians in stalham then just thought someone may have a slightly knackered cable i could butcher .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Captain Dread, Never use slightly knackered cables You could end up with a totaly knackered boat, or worse, you! Speeking as a retired spark, for the difference in price it just aint worth it IMO. Iain. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Iain, too right. You can't see it, you can't smell it and when you feel it, it is normally too late. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Captain Dread, Never use slightly knackered cables You could end up with a totaly knackered boat, or worse, you! Speeking as a retired spark, for the difference in price it just aint worth it IMO. Iain. I agree with Iain, at some point, your cable will be immersed either in a puddle, wet grass, or even the river, or even handling the cable with damp hands, if there is the slightest break in the insulation then there could be a potential shock hazzard, where with luck, if the earth leakage trip on the electric post is fully functioning, and if wired correctly, then the power should be cut off, before too much electricity flows through the body to earth. However, on the Broads, I have seen a few risky sockets, that have either been knocked down by a boat, ( Hardley Mill), or had the 16 Amp socket ripped out of the housing.( Sutton Staithe). So take care with 240 volts and water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptinDread Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 yeah, allthough I would only use cable that is visually decent, I would discard any upto that point. thats why I want to sort my cable out due to it looking a bit dodgy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Go for the Blue stuff - saves confusion - I use yellow extension cables and the like at work - they are always 110v. Griff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hi Folks, I have to laugh at ALL these colours now. In my younger working days it was black rubber or white pvc. Black&Decker introduced Orange PVC with the early gun type hedge trimmers, the theory being that people would see the orange cable and NOT cut through it.... Aye right.... Not! Still, they kept me gainfully employed Now we have all the colours of the rainbow. Its still live cable no matter what colour it is, just treat it with respect please. Iain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Iain, Black rubber and white pvc - what did you do for a living? I dread to think. I have to remind you this is a family site and we don't need to know about your sordid younger days! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hi Mark, Oh the tales I could tell about my early apprenticeship electricain days ...but I wont Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Its handy to use different colour wiring sometimes - soon after we bought No Worries I thought it'd be useful to have a 12v socket on the dashboard. Opened the handy hatch in the bog to reveal the backside of the console to discover a previous owner was either a football fan or had a big drum of domestic earth cable to use up - it was a symphony of green and yellow! 3 days later upside down with an AVOmeter and two drums of black and red it was looking a bit better. Youve got to love the great British bodger! At least I know all the connectors are sound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Its handy to use different colour wiring sometimes - soon after we bought No Worries I thought it'd be useful to have a 12v socket on the dashboard. Opened the handy hatch in the bog to reveal the backside of the console to discover a previous owner was either a football fan or had a big drum of domestic earth cable to use up - it was a symphony of green and yellow! 3 days later upside down with an AVOmeter and two drums of black and red it was looking a bit better. Youve got to love the great British bodger! At least I know all the connectors are sound No! not a bodge... Just down to earth wiring... I really must apologise about that quote above... it was a "spur" of the moment thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hi Mark, Oh the tales I could tell about my early apprenticeship electricain days ...but I wont Iain. Save it for a slow news day then... Go on, other than being sent for the tartan paint, what did electrical apprentices have to get? I was in the weighing industry, and every new guy was sent to the stores for a long weight (wait). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I also served my time as an electrician in the late 70's (but have worked out of the industry longer than I was in ) A couple of things they used to try to get the apprentices to do were Send us to the Stores for a cap full of nail holes One guy would get the lads to fit a plug to a clothes iron. Nothing strange there yo might think.......the iron was a shaped piece of wood with a handle and a piece of flex nailed to it........Health & Safety........what Health & Safety. There was also various tricks that involved the Megga (a piece of test equipment for the uninitiated) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Oh and the glass hammer, bucket of steam, elbow grease and left handed screwdriver! Not sure how we got away with the pranks with the megga though. H&S would have a field day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hello all. Just to add my 'two-penneth' our caravan electrical lead now and all the others in the past have always been orange. This is 16V. Albeit ours is more of a faded yellowy pink! It has historical value. SueH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetChugger Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I recall being sent for a long stand! It took a while ........ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 No! not a bodge... Just down to earth wiring... I really must apologise about that quote above... it was a "spur" of the moment thing. I would say bit of a Shocker really Once you fit the circuit breaker, everything will "Trip"(fall) into place! I'll get my coat! Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 If a younger apprentice was irking me in the work shop I sent him for a jar of pickled eels feet! The fish shop knew what was going on and he was sent down Ayr high street ending up at my fathers friends old butchers shop where they informed him an eel doesn't have feet! Iain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptinDread Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 spent £20 quid on 15 meters of Blue Cable, no idea of the amps on it, would I be able to use this for 32A aswell as 16A? or is it more to do with the actual plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptinDread Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 It is OZGUVEN KABLO ELECTRIC CABLE 300/500 V BS 6004:2012 3183A 3 G 1 ,5 MM2 I've got no idea, got it at the DIY shop in stalham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It is OZGUVEN KABLO ELECTRIC CABLE 300/500 V BS 6004:2012 3183A 3 G 1 ,5 MM2 I've got no idea, got it at the DIY shop in stalham If it's 1.5mm2 then it's good for 15 or even 16 amps on a good day, in open air, ie not covered or coiled up. However even this spec varies between manufacturers. Re 32 amp plugs, never use a 32 Amp to 16 Amp adaptor or a 32 Amp plug if you are only using 15 or 16 amp rated cable or 16A rated plugs and sockets. This is illegal, dangerous and inappropriate. Any excuse not to pay out in the event of an insurance claim. The only way it can be achieved is to have a 15 or 16 Amp fuse in the 32A plug to protect the lower rated 16 Amp sockets and cable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 All sounds a bit Turkish to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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