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How far can 1.5 mm² run on a 10 A circuit?

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Worked to AS/NZS 3000:2018. Tables checked 26 Sept 2026.

Roa teitei rawa o te huarahi

34.85m

Te roa o te ara o te loop hapa
82m
Tirotiro whakahaere
Heke voltage
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A drawn result card from the Maximum Circuit Length tool: maximum route length 34.85 m.

A 1.5 mm² copper circuit on a 10 A curve C breaker can run 34.85 m at its full load. Voltage drop sets that length: at 34.85 m the drop reaches the 5 % limit of AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 3.6.2.

The case

The circuit is single‑phase at 230 V with a 1.5 mm² earth and a design current of 10 A at a power factor of 1. AS/NZS 3000:2018 Table B1 gives a fault loop length of 82 m for this cable and device, so the loop is not the limit here.

What changes the answer

The real load is often lower than the breaker. A lighting circuit that draws less current can run further before the drop reaches the limit.

A larger cable runs further. 2.5 mm² on the same breaker reaches the limit at 63.82 m.

See also: What size cable for a lighting circuit in NZ? and Maximum length of a 20 A final subcircuit.

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Kaikawe active
1.5 mm²
Iahiko hoahoa
10 A
Taputapu whakamarutanga
Pōwhiri momo C
Kaikawe whenua
1.5 mm²
Insulation
PVC
Ngā wāhanga
Wāhanga kotahi
Power factor
1
Reiti taputapu
10 A
Rohe heke voltage
5 %
Voltage wāhanga ā-ingoa
230 V
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