Mahe 36: Electrical - 110 and 220 Volt Systems

[DotDun]

Originally Posted by MIRELOS

wiring is 1,5mm(squared), what that means in European electrical code I don't know since I'm only familiar with US code, and therefore they do not recommend that I do it. FP is of course never very helpful unfortunately.
Good boats, yes, good service, no.
Any ideas?

Cross reference for mm2 to awg at:

The Mueller Group, Inc - MM2 to AWG Conversion Charts

I would suggest you hire a qualified marine electrician.

IMO, if the in-place wire size will deliver the power you require, no need to change it. If the wire size is too small, you have no choice but to change it. The measurement system used to describe the wire is no reason to change the wire. IOW, your 1.5mm2 wire is equal to ~16awg, it should carry a 10 amp breaker and deliver 1200 watts @ 120v. If you need more than 1200 watts on that circuit, change the wire and breaker to a bigger size.

You boat was wired to European standards where a 10a 230v circuit delivers 2300watts. I don't understand why FP isn't very helpful, they didn't invent the physics associated with electric distribution.

[MIRELOS]

Thanks, that is most helpful.
Now to get the breaker.