To what extent do the sparks on here use SWA cable and what if any problems do you encounter.
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Hi sacsman, I mainly do
Hi sacsman, I mainly do domestic work so my extent of using armoured cables are limited. What I mean by this is that I generally don't use swa much bigger than 16mm, Which I am quite happy with! I can't think of any problems I have encountered with armoured cable except on one occasion, must have been a few years back, I had installed a four core 1.5mm for some two way outside garden lights and one of the cores were broken somewhere along the length. Luckly I always check armoured cable BEFORE I bury it i the ground!
Kew Technik make a tool for
Kew Technik make a tool for stripping armoured cable. but must confess i haven't tried it yet.looks like a plumbers pipe cutter.
as i am mainly an idustrial
as i am mainly an idustrial electrician i come into pvc/swa/pvc on a regualar basis if installed correctly you should very rarly come across any problems (but that goes without saying on any istallation) problems usualy occure when it is not installed properly ei. burried 2" below ground full of stones and rock, or bent to tight on its self, but as a rule it is a very cost affective way to install when priced against trunking ect for a single circuit install, also does have a reasionable amount of mechanical protection and some xlpe versions will give you a slightly higher current carrying cappacity,
Hi Guys The problems I am
Hi Guys
The problems I am thinking of on SWA cables is more to do with the preparation of it when glanding off. I have had uneven cut depth on the strands, imperfect circular cut, slipping with the knife and cutting myself, even the hacksaw blade breaking (last one in toolbox). Have you found any of these probs??
Bluechip I could not have
Bluechip
I could not have answered that post any better.
Having wired up a couple of hundred lighting coloumns in the past (prior to the kew technic gizmo) i worked out that a plumbers pipe cutter was perfect for the job. I have tried the Kew technic gizmo and it is great, i will add that the plumbers pipe cutter does the job quicker than the Kew technic.