Cable Identity

[ninja_nutter]

Hi all,

I went to replace a cracked light lamp holder with a new pendant light when I came across some cabling I have never seen before.  There was 2 cables:

1. Red outer insulation containing 2 cores (Red, Live and Green, Earth)

2. Black single core connected to the neutral.

I have not been into the loft to chase the cables yet, however I was just wondering, is this just an old type of wiring?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[steptoe]

the colours are old,

but the type of cable is still in use,

sounds like single live & earth

and single neutral

still very very common.

 

[Evans Electric]

As Stepps says Ninja,  very common cable ,  the neutral is 6181Y   , can't remember the no. for single /earth.

 

[kerching]

6241y was, i think, singles with a bare earth?

BUT the OP is, i think, referring to the 1970s stuff where the Earth was insulated( wasn"t it?) and the outer sheath was either black or red

But it is late, i am bolloxed and tomorrow is 20 minutes away