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Technical Information for :

Flat Twin & Earth BS6004
Flat Three Core & Earth BS6004

Ambient temperature : 30ºC

Conductor operating temperature : 70ºC

CURRENT-CARRYING CAPACITY (AMPS)

Conductor
enclosed in an insulated enclosed in conduit on a wall
cross clipped direct
wall or in trunking etc.
sectional area
1.0mm² 11A 10A 13A 11.5A 15A 13.5A
1.5mm² 14A 13A 16.5A 15A 19.5A 17.5A
2.5mm² 18.5A 17.5A 23A 20A 27A 24A
4.0mm² 25A 23A 30A 27A 36A 32A
6.0mm² 32A 29A 38A 34A 46A 41A
10.0mm² 43A 39A 52A 46A 63A 57A
16.0mm² 57A 52A 69A 62A 85A 76A

VOLTAGE DROP (PER AMPERE PER METRE)

Conductor cross Two-core cable single Three or four core cable
Two-core d.c.
sectional area phase a.c. three phase a.c.
1.0mm² 44mV 44mV 38mV
1.5mm² 29mV 29mV 25mV
2.5mm² 18mV 18mV 15mV
4.0mm 11V 11mV 9.5mV
6.0mm² 7.3mV 7.3mV 6.4mV
10.0mm² 4.4mV 4.4mV 3.8mV
16.0mm² 2.8mV 2.8mV 2.4mV

If cables are to be used in ambient air temperature other than 30ºC the following rating factors should
be applied

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Ambient air
25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
temperature °C
Rating Factor 1.03 1.0 0.94 0.87 0.79 0.71 0.61 0.50 0.35

XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC ARMOURED CABLE

CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY (AMPS)
Direct Burial In Single-Way Duct Air
Nominal Nominal Nominal
3&4 3&4
conductor 2 Core conductor 2 Core conductor 2 Core 3 & 4 Core
Core Core
area area area
1.5mm² 38 32 1.5mm² 31 26 1.5mm² 31 26
2.5mm² 49 42 2.5mm² 41 34 2.5mm² 41 35
4.0mm² 65 55 4.0mm² 53 45 4.0mm² 55 47
6.0mm² 81 69 6.0mm² 67 56 6.0mm² 70 59
10.0mm² 109 92 10.0mm² 89 75 10.0mm² 95 82
16.0mm² 141 119 16.0mm² 115 96 16.0mm² 126 107
25.0mm² 183 152 25.0mm² 148 124 25.0mm² 164 140
35.0mm² 219 182 35.0mm² 178 149 35.0mm² 202 172
50.0mm² 259 217 50.0mm² 211 177 50.0mm² 244 209
70.0mm² 317 266 70.0mm² 260 218 70.0mm² 306 263
95.0mm² 381 319 95.0mm² 313 263 95.0mm² 378 324
120.0mm² 433 363 120.0mm² 357 300 120.0mm² 437 376
150.0mm² 485 406 150.0mm² 401 338 150.0mm² 499 430
185.0mm² 547 458 185.0mm² 455 382 185.0mm² 576 495
240.0mm² 632 529 240.0mm² 527 442 240.0mm² 680 584
300.00mm² 708 592 300.00mm² 592 496 300.00mm² 775 666
400.00mm² 799 667 400.00mm² 669 570 400.00mm² 892 766

Standard depth of laying 0.5m

Thermal resistivity of soil 1.2°C m/W
Standard ground temperature 15°C
Ambient air temperature 25°C
Maximum conductor temperature 90°C
For 2 core - single phase a.c., 3 & 4 core - three phase a.c. ratings do not apply if the cable is protected by
a semi-enclosed fuse to BS3036.

For cables of 5 cores and above it is assumed only 2 cores are loaded simultaneously (ie live and neutral)
and the 2 core rating should be taken. In instances where several cores are loaded simultaneously, the
following rating factors should be applied to the 2 core current rating:

Number of cores 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 -
Factor 1.0 0.87 0.78 0.72 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.53 -
Number of cores 14 19 24 27 30 37 44 46 48
Factor 0.51 0.45 0.42 0.40 0.39 0.36 0.34 0.33 0.33

For cables laid in air temperatures other than those specified the following rating factors should be applied:

Ambient air temp ºC 25 30 35 40 45 50 55

Rating Factor 1.0 0.96 0.92 0.88 0.83 0.78 0.73

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For cables laid in ground and single way ducts with temperatures other than those specified the following
rating factors should be applied:

Ambient air temp ºC 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Rating Factor 1.03 1.0 0.97 0.93 0.89 0.86 0.82

VOLTAGE DROP (AMPS PER METRE)

Conductor cross Two core Two core cable single Three or four core cable
sectional area cable d.c. phase a.c. three phase a.c.
1.5mm² 31mV 31mV 27mV
2.5mm² 19mV 19mV 16mV
4.0mm² 12mV 12mV 10mV
6.0mm² 7.9mV 7.9mV 6.8mV
10.0mm² 4.7mV 4.7mV 4.0mV
16.0mm² 2.9mV 2.9mV 2.5mV
r x z r x z
25.0mm² 1.85mV 1.85mV 0.160mV 1.90mV 1.60mV 0.140mV 1.65mV
35.0mm² 1.35mV 1.35mV 0.155mV 1.35mV 1.15mV 0.135mV 1.15mV
50.0mm² 0.98mV 0.99mV 0.155mV 1.00mV 0.86mV 0.135mV 0.87mV
70.0mm² 0.67mV 0.67mV 0.150mV 0.69mV 0.59mV 0.130mV 0.60mV
95.0mm² 0.49mV 0.50mV 0.150mV 0.52mV 0.43mV 0.130mV 0.45mV
120.0mm² 0.39mV 0.40mV 0.145mV 0.42mV 0.34mV 0.130mV 0.37mV
150.0mm² 0.31mV 0.32mV 0.145mV 0.35mV 0.28mV 0.125mV 0.30mV
185.0mm² 0.25mV 0.26mV 0.145mV 0.29mV 0.22mV 0.125mV 0.26mV
240.0mm² 0.195mV 0.20mV 0.140mV 0.24mV 0.175mV 0.125mV 0.21mV
300.0mm² 0.155mV 0.16mV 0.140mV 0.21mV 0.140mV 0.120mV 0.185mV
400.0mm² 0.120mV 0.13mV 0.145mV 0.195mV 0.115mV 0.125mV 0.170mV

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