We supply a wide range of electrical cable in various colours and sizes.

All cable sizes are available in Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Violet, White, Yellow

All of our electrical cable is UK manufactured to DEF61-12 Part 6 Type 2 and BS4808 part 2 standard.

We offer either wire in multiples of 10 metres,  or wire on a reel.  The reels have 100 metres of wire.  Both are listed separately in our store.   If you require larger quantities than those listed in our store, use the contact us form and we will be pleased to contact you with a competitive price.

Wire sizes
Just by way of clarification the first number refers to the number of strands within each multi-strand wire and the second number (0.2) is the diameter of each strand.

Try to avoid using solid cored wires on your layout as they will break if bent backwards and forwards too many times.  Solid cored wire can be used where the wire needs to hold its shape.

1/0.6(0.02mm)
A general purpose single strand wire. This wire stays in its formed shape without cable ties.

10/0.1(0.02mm)
A general purpose single core wire for wiring where there needs to be no flexibility within the wire. This wire stays in its formed shape without cable ties.

7/0.2(0.20mm)
A general purpose multi-core wire for wiring most accessories for model railway layouts, including low voltage lighting and LEDs. Not suitable for DCC bus wires.

16/0.2(0.50mm)
A general purpose multi-core wire for wiring most accessories for model railway layouts, including DCC bus dropper wires and point motor wiring.
 

Rating:	3.0 A @ 1,000V RMS max
O/D:	1.6 mm nominal
Wall cover:	PVC 0.3mm to DEF61-12 type 2.
Core:	Stranded, 16 x 0.2 mm tinned copper conductor

24/0.2(0.70)
A general purpose multi-core wire for wiring most accessories for model railway layouts, including shorter runs of DCC bus wire, and dropper wires.

32/0.2(1.00mm)
A general purpose multi-core wire for wiring most accessories for model railway layouts, including longer runs of DCC bus cables

DCC Bus wiring
We have been asked the question about bus cable wiring many times.  We always advise customers to purchase the largest wire they can reasonably afford.  This is not advice which is business related, it is sound advice.

There are a lot of websites that say that 7/0.2 wire for the droppers, and 16/0.2 electrical cable for the ring main should be fine for use as DCC bus wiring.   I personally disagree.  Saying that, this setup would work for a small layout which would run only a few locomotives at the same time.   We sell more 32/0.2 red and black wire for DCC bus cables with 24/0.2 wire being used for dropper cable than any other wire size.  That in it self must say something.

You also have to consider voltage drop.  If your layout is large, you need a larger multi core cable to prevent this drop in voltage.

Dropper wires can be a size wire smaller and should be kept as short as possible.  We sell connectors to join the droppers to the bus, but you should really solder the connection, and then cover the joint with a heat shrink material.  We sell Scotchlok connectors in two sizes  The red connectors are suitable for our larger wire sizes.  These mechanical connectors make the job of wiring DCC bus systems easier.