House Wire | Single Core | General Purpose Specifications

HOUSE WIRE

APPLICATION

General wiring of factories, private, municipal, and industrial buildings, control panels, switchboards and appliances operating at normal temperature.

MOST OFTEN USED BY

Electricians, electrical contractors, Appliance manufacturers switchboard and control panel manufacturers.

 

SPECIFICATION

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Voltage Rating
600/1000 volts
Test Voltage
3000 volts (rms)
Temperature Range
-10 to + 70 °C
Insulation
General purpose PVC
Insulation
red, white, blue, green/yellow, black, brown, blue, yellow, orange, purple, pink, grey
Conductors
Plain soft copper wire (annealed)

PACKAGING

Plain soft copper wire (annealed)

 

TECHNICAL DATA

Size - (mm²) Strand Std Resistance - (Ω/km @ 20°C) Nom OD - (mm) Volt Drop - (mV/A/m) Approx. Mass - (kg/100m)
1
18.1
2.9
44.0
1.8
1.5
12.1
3.2
29.0
2.3
2.5
7.41
3.6
18.0
3.3
4
4.61
4.6
11.0
5.3
6
3.08
5.1
7.0
7.1
10
1.83
6.0
5.0
11.4
16
1.15
7.0
3.0
17.0
25
25
8.6
2.0
25.2
35
0.524
9.9
1.5
35.5
50
0.387
11.2
1.0
44.8
70
0.268
13.7
0.7
69.0
95
0.193
15.6
0.5
94.0
120
0.153
16.6
0.5
108.7
150
0.124
20.5
0.5
148.8

*Single phase rating in ambient air temperature of 30°C for 2 cores.
Conductor temperature 70°C as per Table 6.2(a) SANS 10142-2012 INSTALLATION METHOD