Type Of Mains Cable For Alarm

[wroenaldinho]

Hi All

I'm going to fit a new alarm in a new property I've got which is already wired up to put one in place.

The question i have is in regards to the cable powering the panel.

It appears they have fitted a unswitched fused spur with 13amp fuse in it directly from the fuse box (own circuit stating alarm), which then has some 2.5mm cable hanging out ready to wire in to the panel.

Surely this is overkill and i could swap the 2.5mm cable to something else to power the alarm panel. I'll obviously be taking out the 13amp fuse too and fitting a 3amp fuse.

What cable would be best to use? Can i just swap the 2.5mm grey out and use 1.5mm 3 core flex?

Thanks

 

[telectrix]

yes. generally a 3A fuse in the FCU, then either 1.0mm T/E or 0.75mm flex to the alarm. make sure you fit bootlace ferrules to the flex ends.

 

[wroenaldinho]

yes. generally a 3A fuse in the FCU, then either 1.0mm T/E or 0.75mm flex to the alarm. make sure you fit bootlace ferrules to the flex ends.

Will this be OK to use?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/round-3-core-1mm-pvc-flex-10a-3183y-hank-white-10m-a54tl

Thanks

 

[telectrix]

that would be ideal, but as in my last post, the fine stranded flexx ends require ferrules if wired into screw terminals.

 

[wroenaldinho]

Spot on buddy. Will do.

Thanks again