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formerly_provenyesterday at 6:36 PM1 replyview on HN

The "standard" wiring is 1.5mm² on 16A MCBs which are rated to trip at 1.13-1.45x nominal current (so 18-23 A). So this is already mildly improper because you can pull elevated currents continuously and dramatically shorten the life of the insulation.


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kevin_thibedeautoday at 1:08 AM

The rated ampacity of wire for electrical distribution has a significant margin on it.