I'm currently installing some fluorescent tubes. The fitting instructions state: "Important notice: switch start ballast casings may reach high temperatures in normal use and may damage standard insulation cables. Where supply cables run adjacent to choke, use cable rated at not less than 150 deg C, or alternatively use heat resistant sleeving".
Now, the cable access holes for the fitting are cleverly positioned so that it's impossible to wire it up *without* running cable immediately past the start ballast casing (this presumably refers to the chunky metal PSU-like device inside the fitting??). So my query is, do I need to worry about this, or is my normal 1.5mm2 lighting cable up to the task? It doesn't have any temperature rating on the reel or the cable; is 150 deg a high temp for cable? If I need this sleeving, is it readily available? (makes you wonder why the mfr couldn't include some with the fitting!?)
Thanks David