old paper insulated lead

[rssteve]

pilk i think there called. Doing a job at a school and they have now decide to upgrade an old db. Anyway had a little look and the board is fed from a pilk through a metal thing. not sure on name. Anyway out of this box there is 4 cores that look 10/16mm 3 ph and n, but there is also 2 core single phase and n that are bigger, 16/25mm2. They are doubled up on the feed side of the main switch. i guess these are a looped submain on but was wondering if anyone else has ever seen anything like this. there is definatly only one cable feeding this db.

 

[rssteve]

no one else come across this? ill get a photo in the next week or so.

 

[RF Lighting]

Doesn't look like it does it.

Aslong as your new cables comply with the current regs, I don't suppose it really matters.

I would still be interested to see the photos though.

 

[desy541]

Perhaps you mean P.i.l.d.w.a
Paper insulated
Lead sheathed
Double
Wired
Armouring

Old tpe of armoured cable used a lot in past decades