Media wall spotlights gu10 to 13a plug

[ADurr]

Hi all,

Wanting to wire up 7x gu10 sockets for spotlights on a media wall into a 13amp plug.

Few questions:
1. Best practice here to wire from plug to first lamp socket, then daisy loop off to other lamps? They will be controlled via smart system, so just need to be powered all in one hit, not individually.
Alternatively do I wire all 7 down to a junction box and then from box to plug....

2. 3core 0.75mm sufficient or should I up this to 1 or 1.5mm?

Cheers in advance

Andy

 

[Sureitsoff?]

Can we assume you will be using led bulbs rather than halogen. Mind you even 7 x 50w halogen bulbs is only 350w max so .75mm cable is fine. Junction box or daisy chain? Whatever is easier/neater.

 

[ADurr]

Can we assume you will be using led bulbs rather than halogen. Mind you even 7 x 50w halogen bulbs is only 350w max so .75mm cable is fine. Junction box or daisy chain? Whatever is easier/neater.

Yeh led bulbs, sorry should have said in op.

Bulbs are 4.6w, standby 0.3w.

 

[ericmark]

As said which ever is easiest to do, may not be possible to get two cables into a GU10 holder so may need to use a junction box.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

You could even come down to 0.5mm cable, being smaller might be easier to get two cables into holder.
I would probly use these

Wago 221 5 Way Compact Lever Connectors 0.14 to 4mm² | Toolstation

WAGO 5 way compact lever connectors. Transparent, reusable connectors for solid, stranded and flexible cables. • 5 way connector • Easy to use: pull lever up to 90°, insert stripped conductor and push lever back down • Transparent housing for visual inspection • Quickly install devices...

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in a suitable junction box.

 

[Colin Brenton]

Change the (likely) 13 amp fuse in the plug for a 3 amp and job's a goodun'.

 

[plugwash]

Even if they were 50W halogens 7 of them would only be 350W. That's well within the rating of 0.5mm² flex which is the smallest size of mains flex sold in the UK.

the mains things to bear in mind are.

1. Ensure any exposed cables are adequately restrained to prevent them getting pulled and putting stress on terminations, either by cord grips or glands at their terminations, or by clipping them to a structure.
2. Ensure connections are made using appropriate methods in an appropriate enclosure.
3. Put a 3A fuse in the plug to protect the flex.
4. If stuff needs earthing make sure you earth it.