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Blue Sheathed T&E

Anyone know anything about 6mm2 T&E that has blue sheathing with red and black basic insulation on aluminium coated copper conductors? 


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  • broadgage:

    Have never heard of aluminium coated copper. More likely IMHO to be tinned copper. Is the red and black insulation plastic or rubber ? Tinned copper wire was used with rubber insulation to prevent chemical reaction between rubber and copper.

     




    tbh I was repeating what an electrician elsewhere thought it was (I could've posted a link to it but did that once before and it got removed without explanation). It's PVC/PVC cable. The main interest is that the cable is still in service with adequate readings but the sheath is blue, so wondered if there is any reason for it, such as an early version of low smoke.


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  • broadgage:

    Have never heard of aluminium coated copper. More likely IMHO to be tinned copper. Is the red and black insulation plastic or rubber ? Tinned copper wire was used with rubber insulation to prevent chemical reaction between rubber and copper.

     




    tbh I was repeating what an electrician elsewhere thought it was (I could've posted a link to it but did that once before and it got removed without explanation). It's PVC/PVC cable. The main interest is that the cable is still in service with adequate readings but the sheath is blue, so wondered if there is any reason for it, such as an early version of low smoke.


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