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Reducing cable sizes for termination agasint volt drop

Hopefully a straight forward question:- I have a development where the submains supply is 70mm² XLPE/SWA/LSF  and this is largely down to the length of run (volt drop) opposed to the current carrying capacity. However at the source end of the cable the meter that’s been installed cannot accommodate this size of cable so installing this through an isolator first can the cable size then be reduced to fit in the meter. The small cable would still be well with the current carry capacity of the circuit and line with the protection device? What are peoples thoughts? Bad practice??



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  • No problem at all - the short segment of thinner cable will not make any significant difference to VD.


    The schedule of test results should specify the thinner cable.


    Sounds a bit like the situation when I needed to get some 25 mm² SWA into a 32 A commando plug.
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  • No problem at all - the short segment of thinner cable will not make any significant difference to VD.


    The schedule of test results should specify the thinner cable.


    Sounds a bit like the situation when I needed to get some 25 mm² SWA into a 32 A commando plug.
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