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SY Cable containment

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I know the subject of SY cables in fixed power installations pops up a lot but please bear with me.

I know that SY cable does not meet any British or harmonised standards and is 'discouraged' under BS 7671, but can be installed and noted as a departure on the installation certificate. 

As it will need to be 'safe' under BS 7671, should SY cable be installed in metallic containment such as steel trunking?

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    After making off a couple of hundred you will certainly make them off in less than nineteen minutes, it helps to have the right tools, for this job a pair of electricians scissors are ideal for terminating SY cables.

    http://www.ck-tools.com/products/ck_tools/electricians_tools/cable_cutting/electricians_scissors/

    When we did SWA terminating at college the Head of Department our usual lecturer handed us over to the workshop technician for the evening, because he used to work for a traffic light installation company and had made off more small SWA cables that most electricians ever will, making off SY is a variation of the technique he taught us.

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    After making off a couple of hundred you will certainly make them off in less than nineteen minutes, it helps to have the right tools, for this job a pair of electricians scissors are ideal for terminating SY cables.

    http://www.ck-tools.com/products/ck_tools/electricians_tools/cable_cutting/electricians_scissors/

    When we did SWA terminating at college the Head of Department our usual lecturer handed us over to the workshop technician for the evening, because he used to work for a traffic light installation company and had made off more small SWA cables that most electricians ever will, making off SY is a variation of the technique he taught us.

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