Posted on 05/06/2022 22:21
We have been told to get a long cable to plug in our Motorhome to the outdoor socket to keep leisure battery topped up when MH is not being used. (It seems that the alarm will drain the battery over winter??)
We have bought a mains coupler to plug into the MH - do we need blue 1.5 mm cable or yellow 2.5mm. I have read that one is 16amp and the other is 25amp.
Can’t seem to get hold of one in our local camping stores.
Posted on 10/06/2022 15:16 by richardandrosMy EHU cable is black rubber - and thicker than a 'normal' orange, plastic coated EHU lead. It was supplied by Knaus with the van and is much much easier to coil up than the orange one.
I do worry, though, that it's not as visible when in use and always make a point of pointing it out to site owners before grass cutting starts.
Posted on 10/06/2022 15:59
I also have a thick black cable, appears to be supplied with all European manufactured vehicles.... I was concerned initially regarding the grass cutting (& was reluctant to spend even more £'s to replace it) so stuck some red & white hazard tape along its length which I had anyway....
Posted on 11/06/2022 14:01 by TinwheelerThat’s solely for visibility on site.
Posted on 11/06/2022 15:28
i think you will find there is a little more to it than that TW. I believe the orange, blue and yellow cables are built with tougher compounds to withstand outdoor use. You can run over orange cables with a vehicle and they will remain damage free. Not so other types. Whether the black continental stuff is similarly built I have no idea but over there, where cable runs can be "all over the place," I do see attempts to protect it where necessary..
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Posted on 11/06/2022 15:28 by peedeei think you will find there is a little more to it than that TW. I believe the orange, blue and yellow cables are built with tougher compounds to withstand outdoor use. You can run over orange cables with a vehicle and they will remain damage free. Not so other types. Whether the black continental stuff is similarly built I have no idea but over there, where cable runs can be "all over the place," I do see attempts to protect it where necessary..
peedee
Posted on 11/06/2022 15:41 by TinwheelerAs you said, orange, blue and yellow are for outdoor use. Orange is chosen over the other two in the club's guidance only for reasons of visibility. See my post at the start of the thread.
Posted on 11/06/2022 18:01
Crickey! Didn't think it was that complicated but I am not a techie. I have one of each colour!! The blue from when I had a yacht, the black an emergency replacement in France a few years ago and an orange one which I have not had to use yet. Quite often I have had to connect two cables as the distance from pitch to EHU was too long for one cable.
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