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Sizing cable for forklift

Former Community Member over 5 years ago

Hi all, charger plate has following info;

230vac single phase

Rated at 44amps

Cable length will be 5 meters and method to be clip direct.

I'm thinking of using a 45amp rcbo, and a 4mm swa which gives me 49amps if clipped direct.

The thing that's putting me off is that the charger comes with a pre installed tail which looks like a 10 mm conductor size have I missed something here?

Regards TS

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0 mapj1 over 5 years ago

i suspec there is nothing missed- flex cable supplied looks like it has some margin for being used while coiled or other non ideal conditions . In your case it isn't, and won't be. I second rounding up to 50A and using 6mm though, this avoids a hot MCB and problems where your cable is bunched to get into the box.
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0 mapj1 over 5 years ago

i suspec there is nothing missed- flex cable supplied looks like it has some margin for being used while coiled or other non ideal conditions . In your case it isn't, and won't be. I second rounding up to 50A and using 6mm though, this avoids a hot MCB and problems where your cable is bunched to get into the box.
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