Where to buy 4-core 0.75mm black flex?

[Nige]

I've tried all my local electrical wholesalers, can anyone suggest where I can buy a length of 4-core 0.75mm black PVC flex?

[Owain]

"Nige" wrote | I've tried all my local electrical wholesalers, can anyone suggest where | I can buy a length of 4-core 0.75mm black PVC flex?

Maplin XR48C / MW62S 4-core mains flex 0.75mm 6A per m or per reel GF71N / MW63T ditto 1.25mm 13A Brown / blue / black / green-yellow in a black rubber sheath. Bl**dy one pound forty-nine a metre through.

Owain

[Nige]

Thank you, why couldn't I find that on the Maplin site?

This is for an outside light/photocell. Is it OK to use rubber for a fixed installation, I thought all wiring had to be PVC?

[Mike John]

If it is a fixed installaton, then you should probably be using cable = not flex. Sound slike standard 3-core + Earth (6243Y) is what you need.

Mike

[Lurch]

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:20:34 +0100, "Mike John" strung together this:

Or both. I usually run the 6243Y to a suitably positioned box, either just inside or outside, and run a short length of flex into the fitting.

[Owain]

"Nige" wrote | >Maplin XR48C / MW62S 4-core mains flex 0.75mm 6A per m or per reel | > GF71N / MW63T ditto 1.25mm 13A | >Brown / blue / black / green-yellow in a black rubber sheath. | Thank you, why couldn't I find that on the Maplin site?

Is it still there? Perhaps they've discontinued it. I copied those details from a previous answer when this q came up before.

| This is for an outside light/photocell. Is it OK to use rubber for a | fixed installation, I thought all wiring had to be PVC?

As Mike John and Lurch have said, for permanent wiring use cable not flex. It its an extended distance, very exposed, or vulnerable to mechanical damage, use a cable intended for outside use eg Hi Tuf or protective conduit.

Owain