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Will give that a go.I'd strip and it and have a look yes. As above, the braid will be for looks only and it's very unlikely to offer anything other than minimal insulation properties.
Good point, I might contact them about this. Of course there is nothing stamped or written on the outer cloth sheath.If you are going to use this especially for commercial purposes I would like to see BASEC approval.
It is difficult to say I have just looked online for other suppliers and they all seem to be of the same construction, two layers of pvc below the material braid.
Old Gold Twisted Fabric Braided Cable - https://www.enamelshades.co.uk/collections/fabric-cable/products/old-gold-twisted-fabric-braided-cable
It needs to be sheathed as it will not be in a conduit or similar. I take that to mean the sheath has to be able to act as insulation if the inner insulation fails. I have bought some of the cable Vintage Lights as linked above. Each core has two distinct layers of PVC (or similar, I haven't chemically analyzed it!) insulation within the braided outer sheath. It's product code is TM05 that lots of others sell, whereas Industville's is FL-T-BZ which no other supplier seems to think is a cable. Draw your own conclusions.Silly question. Why does it need to be 'double insulated' for your application?
Exactly, and Industville's is neither - the BS EN they keep quoting is for single insulated, unsheathed cable.And there's your answer - it needs to be insulated and sheathed.
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