T&E?

[Deleted member 26818]

Has anyone else come across a cable where the cross-section is shaped like an eight, but is T&E?
Looks a bit like big speaker cable.

 

[Gazmm]

i have, its 1 specific brand that moulds it like that.

 

[MDJ]

yeah in the LSF range of T&E I have yes, it was from city elec and doncaster cable.

 

[Paul.M]

From what I guessed when I saw that last was the machine that coats PVC outer sheath was running out.

 

[Marvo]

Yes, we get both the flat version and the figure of 8 version of T&E in South Africa. It's been around for a long time and there's more than one brand in that shape. I'm not sure if there's any pros or cons but it's pretty popular.

 

[SYKRAPS]

I have but don't like the figure of 8 much, it seems the outer grey insulation is thinner and weaker........

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I've never seen it before last week.
This stuff's white, and seems a bit softer tha regular T&E.
Also seems to be harder to strip back the sheath neatly in tight spaces.
When I score the sheath and then use the earth as a cheeswire, it seems to tear rather than split at the score.
Don't know if this is due to the shape or because it's softer.

 

[MDJ]

LSF Mate I suspect, does sound like it, is it doncaster?

 

[SYKRAPS]

Does anyone know if it is made to the same BS, i'm not sure tbh?

 

[KevinS]

Done a job a few weeks ago, punter supplied EVERYTHING.
The 8 shaped cable came from screwfix
personally apart from looking weird, thought it was no different

 

[Deleted member 26818]

No idea what the make is, I'm just connecting fittings, the cable's already run.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Last time I saw it it was white pirelli brand.

 

[jaydee81]

last cable i had like it was grey 1mm make was AEI

 

[Marvo]

The only thing that might be of concern is the IP rating of glands if you use the type shaped for the flat sided T&E the rubber compression ring might not be effective on the figure of 8 shape.

 

[Rockingit]

I got given a couple of drums of it last year on a job - came from Edmundsons (probably). Not LSF, just normal 2.5 T&E. Apart from looking slightly odd, can't remember it being awkward to work with. It was only a very slight figure of eight, not massive. My guess is that the logic follows that there is a lot of 'surplus' sheath in the middle section where the cpc is, so nip a bit out top and bottom and you use less material and have slightly lighter cable.