Looking for advice for working with LSZH T&E cable

[firestick]

Hi,

I'm looking for advice for working with LSZH T&E cable. Is it common practice to warm the cable with a heat gun to make it easier to work with before running/dressing the cable?. Any tips for working with this cable?.

Thanks!

 

[davesparks]

Don't heat cables with a heat gun before working with them, you will soften the insulation and as you bend the cable the insulation will deform around the conductor. This will lead to the insulation no longer being the correct thickness to do it's job or possibly even faults within the cable.

You work with it the sam as you would PVC T&E, it's just a bit stiffer.

 

[littlespark]

Never heard to do that.

It’s “low smoke, zero halogen” and apart from being just slightly stiffer… there’s no difference than pvc/pvc

 

[Dustydazzler]

Don't think I have ever seen anyone heat cable before trying to dress it. If its a bit kinked you can run your hand up and down it for a minute to smooth the kinks out but I wouldn't add any heat via a flame or heat gun.
I don't mind using LSF , never had any issue with using it. If you use a proper stripper its just like t&e

 

[pc1966]

It is used just like PVC but you need better strippers to make you life easier. Same for the cable...

 

[Dustydazzler]

It is used just like PVC but you need better strippers to make you life easier. Same for the cable...

Now I have visions of strippers pulling in cables...

 

[nicebutdim]

Now I have visions of strippers pulling in cables...

Doesn't that happen on all sites?

 

[James]

Doesn't that happen on all sites?

Not on mine, maybe I should consider introducing it as a Friday trial.

 

[pc1966]

Not on mine, maybe I should consider introducing it as a Friday trial.

Don't forget the Yakety Sax soundtrack to go along with it.

 

[Dustydazzler]

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