Does anyone know what wires these are

Flasher272 · Aug 7, 2019

So I was installing something and accidentally cut the alarm wire going to the door sensor. It was two braided wires. Please see pics below. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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ruston · Aug 7, 2019

It looks like twisted pair we use for Telecom cable , but we are UK based.

Deleted member 105166 · Aug 7, 2019

Can you ease off sufficient slack to fit an inline coupler or jelly crimps?

Flasher272 · Aug 7, 2019

ruston said:
It looks like twisted pair we use for Telecom cable , but we are UK based.

Do you know what kind it would be?

Flasher272 · Aug 7, 2019

TonyMitchell said:
Can you ease off sufficient slack to fit an inline coupler or jelly crimps?

No i tried but there isn’t enough slack and it’s in the wall stapled down

ruston · Aug 7, 2019

Your pic is not very clear but it looks like single strand twisted pair.
I do not know your equivalent , or what you use for alarm cable.

Deleted member 105166 · Aug 7, 2019

Flasher272 said:
No i tried but there isn’t enough slack and it’s in the wall stapled down

How far from either the panel or the device end?
Can you replace a section either back or forward?
Or if not, possibly make off two joints with a new section of cable?

Flasher272 · Aug 7, 2019

It’s far from the panel but the problem is that the wires were covered in spray insulation and that’s why I didn’t see them originally. So it would take a lot to cut the line from all the insulation.

Flasher272 · Aug 7, 2019

Flasher272 said:
It’s far from the panel but the problem is that the wires were covered in spray insulation and that’s why I didn’t see them originally. So it would take a lot to cut the line from all the insulation.

If that’s my only solution I may have to do that