split concentric cable

[ExArmy]

was reading an article in PE today about split concentric cable and it got me thinking......

.....why am I not using this more often? it's much easier to work with!

 

[DPG]

Tied on tray up a riser cupboard above ceiling in apartment drop down to distribution board in studded wall more than 50mm no rcd required you can only use 16mm t&e on certain cable lengths
so concentric for me

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I'm intrigued by this point. What is the reason for being able to use concentric on longer runs than t&e? Daz

 

[telectrix]

larger csa of cpc?

 

[DPG]

Perhaps that what he was thinking Tel. I suspect not though. Daz

 

[shanky887614]

larger csa of cpc?

More flexable than swa

 

[DPG]

Yeah but not more flexible than t and e.

 

[R G]

I have never used concentric outside of the DNO , used it a lot for the DNO ,split and straight , the central core has always been ally solid conductor , I didn't know it was available outside , i just never had to use it outside , on the contracting side we always had to use SWA ,does the concentric available generally available have the same make up with a solid central ally core or what , I must admit that is reason I thought was a cable only for DNO use ,

 

[peterb]

stranded copper central core is available