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6 mm² Single-Core Copper Cable

6 mm² Single-Core Copper Cable

Name: 6 mm² Single-Core Copper Cable
Brand: Riyadh Cables
SKU: ELE-0052

In Stock GULF MEP Ref.: ELE-0052 Unit: pcs MOQ: 1

Single-core copper cable for fixed electrical wiring and power circuits. Designed for low-voltage installations. Suitable for residential, commercial and MEP electrical projects

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Availability

Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Doha · Qatar
Kuwait City · Kuwait

Description

Insulated copper conductor cable for permanent installation in compatible low-voltage electrical systems

Applications

Power distribution
feeders
building wiring and electrical panels

Specifications

Product type	Single-core cable
Conductor	Copper
Cross-sectional area	6 mm²
Number of cores	1

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Choosing and specifying this item

By the time a circuit reaches this section, the constraint has moved from the load to the route. 6 mm² is the size for a feeder that has to survive its own length — a long spur to a rooftop condenser, a tank pump at the far side of a compound, a sub-board fed from the main board — or for a continuous load such as storage water heating, where diversity gives no relief.

Decide these first

Conductor form and termination. Stranded at this size is normally crimped before it enters a screw terminal; solid is landed direct. Check the terminal data at both ends, board and isolator.
The protective conductor. Its size is derived from the phase conductor and the earth-fault path; do not assume it matches.
Insulation compound and voltage class, taken from the specification, not from what is convenient to supply.
Continuous length with its bends. Bends now cost real pulling tension, so state the run as it will be pulled and leave tails at both ends.

The Gulf-specific trap

Ambient is the quiet killer. A cable sized on a mild assumption, then run unshaded across a roof or through an unventilated riser, loses margin exactly when the plant works hardest. Confirm the ambient the designer used against your actual route.

Compare the rest of the range in Building Wires & Cables, Electrical. Related reading: Distribution Boards: Specifying for the Environment, Not Just the Load.

Frequently asked questions

What normally decides this size over the next one down on a feeder?

Either the load is continuous rather than diversified, or the route is long enough that voltage drop governs, or the circuit is grouped with others in a hot riser and the derating factors have eaten the margin. In practice a designer often finds two of the three acting together. Send the load, the measured route length and the containment arrangement, and the sizing basis becomes easy to confirm.

Does the earth conductor have to be the same section as the phase?

Not automatically. The protective conductor is sized from the phase conductor and from what the earth-fault loop has to achieve for disconnection, and different design methods give different answers. Assuming symmetry sometimes oversizes it and sometimes leaves it short. Take the figure from the drawings or from the consultant's schedule and tell us that size explicitly, so the quantities you order actually match the circuit.

What should the team watch during the pull at this size?

Pulling tension and bend quality. Stiffer conductors take more force, and force concentrates at the first bend after the draw box, which is where insulation gets scored or stretched. Use draw boxes at the intervals the design allows, pull steadily rather than in jerks, and keep the cable off sharp conduit ends. Damage done during the pull rarely shows up until testing, or later.

Is this size used for rooftop equipment in Gulf conditions?

It commonly appears on rooftop plant circuits, but the ambient correction matters more there than anywhere else in the building. An unshaded horizontal run, a metal trunking sitting in direct sun and an unventilated riser all reduce the current the conductor may carry. Confirm the ambient assumption in the design against the real route, and consider whether shading or a different route is cheaper than upsizing.