“It’s not the cable itself, Kael,” she said, her voice calm despite the knot in her stomach. “It’s the rules. IEC 60364 says 1.5 mm² is rated for 14.5 A under these conditions. We’re pushing 17. That’s a 17% overload.”
The number stared back at her: .
Elara tapped the side of the portable cooling unit with her boot. The display on her diagnostic tablet blinked red: iec 60364 current carrying capacity 1.5 mm2
“It’s the cable run,” said Kael, her junior technician, wiping sweat from his brow. He pointed to a thin, grey wire snaking from the main distribution board to the water recycling pump. “It’s 1.5 mm². We pulled it from the emergency spool.” “It’s not the cable itself, Kael,” she said,