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Volt drop exercise

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jacob is installing a 10A single phase water heater in his home. He uses a 2.5mm T&E cable that is 30m long. What's the volt drop on the cable?

a)

1.4V

b)

3.4V

c)

4.4V

d)

5.4V

2.

Aarav is installing a 30A EV charger in his garage. He uses a 4mm flex cable that is 20m long. What's the volt drop on the cable?

a)

15.5V

b)

12.8V

c)

11.8V

d)

10.8V

3.

William is installing a new outdoor light for his garden. He uses a 1mm flex cable that is 75 m long to connect the light, which requires 1A of current. What's the volt drop on the cable?

a)

5.5V

b)

3.3V

c)

4.4V

d)

2.2V

4.

Poppy is installing a bore hole pump for her garden. She uses a 4mm single cable that is 80m long to feed an 18A bore hole pump, installed in conduit. What's the volt drop on the cable?

a)

1.5V

b)

2.3V

c)

15.8V

d)

1.58V

5.

James is installing a 3kW water heater in his home. He uses a 2.5mm T&E cable that is 45m long. What's the volt drop on the cable?

a)

5.5V

b)

8.5V

c)

9.5V

d)

10.5V

6.

Matilda is installing electrical wiring in her new workshop. She needs to know how much current a 2.5mm T&E cable can carry if it's in conduit on a wall for 45m. Can you help her?

a)

10A

b)

20A

c)

16A

d)

26A

7.

George is installing electrical wiring in his new workshop. He needs to know how much current a 1.5mm flex cable can carry if clipped along a timber beam for 25m. Can you help him find out?

a)

9.5 Amps

b)

  1. 14.5 Amps

c)

19.5 Amps

d)

24.5 Amps

8.

Sophie is installing electrical wiring in her new workshop. She needs to know how much current a 2.5mm single cable can carry if it's in trunking on a wall. Can you help her find out?

a)

24 Amps

b)

14 Amps

c)

18 Amps

d)

8 Amps

9.

James is installing electrical wiring in his new workshop. He needs to know how much current a 1.5mm single cable can carry if it's in conduit on a wall. Can you help him find out?

a)

7.5 Amps

b)

10.5 Amps

c)

15.4 Amps

d)

17.5 Amps

10.

Oscar is installing electrical wiring in his new workshop. He needs to know how much current a 6mmT&E cable can carry if it's clipped on a wall. Can you help him?

a)

10A

b)

20A

c)

30A

d)

40A

11.

Charlie is installing electrical wiring in his new workshop. He needs to know how much current a 4mm T&E cable can carry if it's clipped on a wall. Can you help him?

a)

32A

b)

35A

c)

37A

d)

47A

12.

Kiara is planning to install a new electrical system in her workshop. She needs to know how much current a 10mm SWA cable can carry if it's clipped on a wall. Can you help her find out?

a)

47A

b)

57A

c)

67A

d)

77A