The History Of Cable.

[Knobhead]

Here’s one I hope I never come across
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[Guest123]

Nice to see that one Tony.....do you have any others???

 

[Knobhead]

Laying cables in Mansfield 1910, PILC in brick ducts which were then filled with pitch. These were 650V DC for the tram system.

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[Knobhead]

As an apprentice I worked on a 2.5KV system that had 600V grade VIR laid in a wooden duct with hard wood cleats separating the cores. The whole duct was then filled with pitch. It was installed during WW2 it was still live and in use in the late 70’s. It was a bodge and codge job due to the war, but it kept on working so why mess about with it?

 

[Knobhead]

Couldn’t see it getting past the 17[SUP]th[/SUP]

 

[repcen]

Up the loft of an old office one day doing a rewire.We thought everything was switched off . When one of the lads shouted fire! we saw an old lead covered cable catching fire it was from the office next door . We managed to get into the office next door and up there loft to see it burning just like the fuse on a stick of dynamite very lucky! If you see lead now it has to be replaced no questions asked !

 

[Knobhead]

If you see lead now it has to be replaced no questions asked !

What you going to do hold the property owner at gunpoint? You can only advise, doubly so if you’ve just come charging in from next door. The first shot would be at you, you caused the fault, your responsible!

 

[Knobhead]

Pyrotenax.

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The book the pictures are from is over 60 years old! But it’s still in use to day.
Pyro not the bloody book before some of you smart a*ses start on me!

 

[topquark]

I was trying to think of a suitably double edged comment, but failed dismally!

 

[nnw49]

My first house had lead sheathed, rubber insulated lighting wiring.

The rubber had perished and shorted out when I moved cables around in the loft!