Electrical

0.75mm or 1.5mm for a wall mounted LED light with Inline Cord Switch?

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.22 PM

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well and is staying safe! I'm installing a new wall light that terminated into a 3amp fused plug; the plug sockets are RCD protected, which will save on creating a chase (less cleaning, yay!) Originally I planned to use twin & earth 1.5mm cable. However, because the light itself has no button (on/off switch), I would need to supply one and because the plug sockets are too low down to keep turning off and on etc. I thought about adding an Inline Cord Switch (6A 230V, 50Hz) to solve this issue. It seems I have everything sorted here, but why am I asking this question? To save cost and hassle (as I don't have either a 1.5m cable or an Inline Cord Switch on hand and it has a plug on the end, I know they are cheap to get), could I use a cable from a lamp? They have an Inline Cord Switch attached, a plug, and it would be a simple wago job. But would this be okay to carry the current? The light: Voltage: 110-240V Using an E27 LED 4W bulb (I may change this to higher watts) Double insulated The Lamp cable: 3A 250v ~ plug 2@2/250 ~ (I can't see anything about amp on it) Inline Cord Switch 2x0.75mm2 cable (as seen on the cable) Thank you! tl;dr: Can I use lamp cable "2x0.75mm2" with the Inline Cord Switch "2@2/250" on a 3amp plug to power a double insulated wall light that is running E27 LED 4W bulb (I may change to higher watts).