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What is a single core cable?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

A single core cable means it has one wire going through the outer casing.Like a 3 pin plug has 2 or 3 which are (blue)-Neutral,(Brown)-Live and maybe (Green/Yellow)-Earth which would be 2 or 3 core.

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