EHU leads

Posted on 18/06/2020 09:17 by cyberyacht

If worried about visibility, you could always wraps some yellow pvc tape around it at intervals.

Posted on 18/06/2020 07:55 by

I am still using the black lead that came with  the Hymer I owned a while back. It's heavy duty but more flexible than the pvc orange cable and is on a reel.

JVB I have no fear of wardens lawnmowers where I go

Posted on 18/06/2020 10:02 by JVB66

That's what we tended to note as well ,it shows lovely green areas ,until you actually arrive and find your pitch is dried mud or dirty sand

Posted on 18/06/2020 10:24 by

I can see lovely green areas out of the window from where I sit just now (and that stuff falling from the sky that keeps it that way)  thats why we go elsewhere

Posted on 18/06/2020 10:33 by hitchglitch

Sticking to the original topic, there is nothing wrong with black leads and this is usual on the continent.  Whilst the UK's orange leads are 2.5mm2, many continental leads are 1.5mm2. This is perfectly adequate for a 16 amp hook-up but just not as robust and visible as the UK leads.

Posted on 18/06/2020 11:00 by Metheven

1.5mm is adequate for normal current draw, but if pulling amps at the high end and longer than 15 metres in length then volt drop will occur. This will cause appliances to pull more than their rated amps and could create heat in the cable.

1.5mm quite adequate for short cable runs but for those extra metres then 2.5mm is better.

Colour I'm not interested in, although I have blue that happened to come into my possession.