Swa.

[Mr Mike]

For many years, I have refered to SWA as Steel Wire Armour.
I have been told the correct terminology is Single Wire Armour.
May I ask for your thoughts please.

 

[telectrix]

iv'e always called it steel wire armour as well. where did you get the single from?

 

[IQ Electrical]

For many years, I have refered to SWA as Steel Wire Armour.
I have been told the correct terminology is Single Wire Armour.
May I ask for your thoughts please.

I'll have some on Steel Wire Armour (or Armoured).

 

[Mr Mike]

iv'e always called it steel wire armour as well. where did you get the single from?

From the senior Lecturer at a Local College.
Would rather not name the College as I am working at it currently.
I was rather surprised.

 

[IQ Electrical]

It looks like both terms are applicable:

Doncaster Cables Product Range - Steel Wire Armoured, Auxillary, Split Concentric Cables

 

[Mr Mike]

It looks like both terms are applicable:

Doncaster Cables Product Range - Steel Wire Armoured, Auxillary, Split Concentric Cables

There you go then. Good grief you found that quickly.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Mike could someone be thinking of Single core SWA and just getting terminologies mixed up. Like the other lads it's always been Steel Wired Armour as AWA was Aluminium Wired Armour

 

[telectrix]

yep, single wire would seem to refer to a single conductor

 

[Mr Mike]

Mike could someone be thinking of Single core SWA and just getting terminologies mixed up. Like the other lads it's always been Steel Wired Armour as AWA was Aluminium Wired Armour

I will deffo ask the question when I see him next. I know he is about tomorrow Tuesday.
So I will report back. Thank you Gents.

 

[Knobhead]

Good job you lot don’t work on old cables used in mines and quarries:

SWA Single Wire Armoured (under M&Q regs some armouring could be copper to bring the earth up to 50%)
DWA Double Wire Armoured
TWA Triple Wire Armoured (only ever came across one of these)
PILCSWA Paper insulated Lead Covered Single Wire Armoured
PILCDWA Paper insulated Lead Covered Double Wire Armoured
PILCTA Paper insulated Lead Covered Tape Armoured

Don’t confuse the tape armoured with modern aluminium tape armouring, it was evil steel tape about 2” wide wound around the inner serving on a ½ overlap. I don’t think I ever made one off without slashing the end of a finger open! Thank god we didn’t come across them very often.

 

[Knobhead]

We were still installing DWA when I came out of my time. The glands were weird things. Stalk glands with a separating ring for the inner and outer armours.
The cable is still available, don’t know about the glands. http://ecicables.tradeindia.com/Exporters_Suppliers/Exporter11727.348832/Double-Wire-Armoured-Mining-Cable.html