What is Batten Wiring ?

Material Used in Batten Wiring

• CTS or TRS cable
• Straight teak wooden batten (at 10 mm thick)
• Tinned brass link clip ( buckle clip)
• Brass pins

Procedure of Batten Wiring

Group of Single or double or three core cables are used to be laid on straight teak wooden batten. The cables are hold with help of tinned brass link clip or buckle clip. Brass pins are used to fix the buckle clips on the wooden batten. Buckle clips is fixed with brass pin on the wooden batten at an interval 10 cm for horizontal runs and 15 cm for vertical runs.

Advantages of Batten Wiring

The advantages of this kind of wiring are given below.

• Easy installation
• Cheap in material cost
• Appearance is better.
• Customization is easy
• Less chance of leakage current

Disadvantages of Batten Wiring

The disadvantages of batten wiring are

• Not suitable for outdoor wiring
• Humidity, smoke, steam etc directly affect on wires.
• Heavy wires are not recommended for this wiring scheme.
• Only suitable for below 250 V.
• High risk of fire.