Weird old wires found under my floor

ealdwulf · Mar 17, 2022

...fortunately not connected to anything!

[ElectriciansForums.net] Weird old wires found under my floor

The black one with the red stripe has conductors consisting of 3 strands, each about 0.75mm diameter which seem to be copper. with some other metal coating. (or maybe I'm imagining the reddish glint on the cut ends...). Insulator in terrible condition.,The one with a single conductor (?) has 7 strands of about 0.7mm, similar.

Anyway just curious if anyone knows anything about these.

Petej999 · Mar 17, 2022

ealdwulf said:
...fortunately not connected to anything!

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The black one with the red stripe has conductors consisting of 3 strands, each about 0.75mm diameter which seem to be copper. with some other metal coating. (or maybe I'm imagining the reddish glint on the cut ends...). Insulator in terrible cition.,The one with a single conductor (?) has 7 strands of about 0.7mm, similar.

Anyway just curious if anyone knows anything about these.

Sounds l6ike a piece of 3/029 or 3/036 cable with one core marked with a red tchipe,the stripe used to indicate the switch line the 7 stranded piece would probably be 7/029 or 7/036 more than likely the \029 as the cpc in those days That is if my memory is still current would be 1/044csa that is if my memory aint defunked been a long time.