Not Seen This Before

[NozSpark]

I just thought that I post this pic of what I found today... I've never seen this type of cable in a 2.5mm form before :innocent

BTW it is a 3 core insulated(all cores) & sheathed flat grey cable without a CPC

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd101/nozspark/Mobile%20Uploads/20140310_104243.jpg

 

[Sharpend]

Not meaning to be contentious, but seeing as it's in old colours, it clearly demonstrates that not all apprenticeships were good! :coat

 

[Andy™]

seen it before a few times in 1 or 1.5, but never in 2.5

 

[NozSpark]

Not meaning to be contentious, but seeing as it's in old colours, it clearly demonstrates that not all apprenticeships were good! :coat

I dont get what you're getting at here..

Like Andy, I've seen it in 1.0 and 1.5,,,,, but never 2.5..thats why I posted it

 

[Marvo]

Are you sure the conductors are metric? Looks a bit like a 3-core cable we used to use the US called 'UF-B cable'. It used to come with or without an uninsulated CPC and it was UV stable so rated for indoor or outdoor use.

 

[Sidewinder]

I've never seen it before in 1, 1.5 or 2.5!

Then I've never done much domestic.

 

[steptoe]

Ive NEVER seen it before,

then again, I'd never seen or used 3c&E until I worked in England.  :C

 

[ProDave]

Are you SURE there's no CPC, not just that the CPC has been cut back?

I've found ring finals wired in 1.5  3 core& earth, with the CPC cut right back and yellow used as earth.  It's either incompetence, or someone made a mistake (without stripping the ends, 1.5 3 core and 2.5 t&e look similar size) and didn't find the mistake until it was too late.

but like others, never seen 3 core 2.5

What I have seen in older installations, is 2.5 t&e bit instead of having a bare cpc, it's insulated green & yellow throughout it's length. I rather liked it, but have never seen it on sale.

 

[NozSpark]

I even stripped some of the sheath back to check that they hadn't sleeved the CPC yellow.... they hadnt and there was definately no uninsulated CPC in the bit I checked either

 

[Evans Electric]

I've found a 3 core 1.5mm  ..red- green/yell - bk .fully insulated   cut some off and asked Denmans to get some  ( New colours of course)  but it didn't seem possible IIRC

 

[IzzyS]

BS6004:2000 Table7 -  "PVC insulated, PVC sheathed cable, 300/500 V, single core, flat twin and 3-core"  (without protective conductor) lists all sizes from 3 x 1.0mm" to 3 x 16mm2, in harmonised colours, so I guess the old colours were in the old version of the standard.  Of course, it doesn't mean that anybody makes them...

Table 8 shows same sizes, but with bare protective conductor.

 

[Steve3948]

The outer insulation looks rounded to me, you sure this ain't SWA that's been stripped and used, or even Hi-Tuf.

 

[Nicky Tesla]

I've never seen it before in 1, 1.5 or 2.5!

Then I've never done much domestic.

Domestic?  thats 3 phase cable!

 

[NozSpark]

The outer insulation looks rounded to me, you sure this ain't SWA that's been stripped and used, or even Hi-Tuf.

No it was definitely flat grey PVC

 

[OnOff]

Submersible pump cable?

Was the job in India:

http://www.batracable.com/three-core-flat-submersible-cables.htm

(...or an Indian area of the UK?)  :lol:

 

[Blue Duck]

I'm sure I've seen it in imperial alu stranded with green goo pouring out