small cross section blue outer cable

[Sureitsoff?]

Does anybody know where i might be able to get 2 core mains cable with a blue outer sheath similiar to arctic cable but with 0.5mm csa conductors? its for a set of lamps that are going to be against a blue wallpapered wall so i dont want white as it will stick out like a sore thumb. Preferebly not the fabric covered cable.

 

[Alec_t]

Could you use coloured heat-shrink sheathing over white cable?

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

Worth having a look here: www.lampspares.co.uk

 

[plugwash]

They seem to sell colored PVC flex, but it's 0.75mm² and 3 core rather than 0.5mm² 2 core.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

Could you use coloured heat-shrink sheathing over white cable?

I did think of that but then the cable becomes very stiff and doesnt bend easily

 

[Sureitsoff?]

Worth having a look here: www.lampspares.co.uk

that seems to be the closest so far. thanks

 

[plugwash]

Another possibility, you can get dyes suitable for dying PVC, so you could probablly buy white flex and dye it yourself.

 

[Adam_151]

Another possibility, you can get dyes suitable for dying PVC, so you could probablly buy white flex and dye it yourself.

I'm not going to ask how you stumbled across such products!

 

[Why Not Indeed]

Paint for UPVC window frames, presumably. Get your mind out of the gutter

 

[plugwash]

I honestly can't remember how I stumbled across the stuff, but the suppliers site seems to feature cars, boats, sofas and shoes. I don't see anything NSFW on there.

VinylDye.co.uk

Vinyl Dye to paint and re colour plastic, leather, vinyl and many textiles and materials. It's waterproof, doesn't crack, won't hide surface details or reliefs and doesn't peel or scratch off....

www.vinyldye.co.uk

Haven't tried it myself.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

I have noticed that MILs Vax hoover has a blue cable.................

3 core 0.75 but.....

I can see me "rewiring" a domestic appliance soon.....

 

[SUNRAY]

How about blue sleeving and fitting with 2 single cores. Think like green/yellow earth sleeve.

 

[JohnW2]

I did think of that but then the cable becomes very stiff and doesnt bend easily

I've done this in the past. If you carefully heat the shrink-wrap just enough for it to come into contact with what it's surrounding, it remains flexible. It's when you heat it more, so that it shrinks more and 'tightens' onto the underlying <whatever> that it becomes fairly stiff.

Kind Regards, John

 

[SUNRAY]

When I moved house in 1994 a filing cabinet draw labelled 'wire' moved with me, yes I do dip into it every so often and add/subtract. Knowing it contains a very random selection of 'stuff' I looked to see if anything would suit you. In a variety of combinations of conductor quantity/colour there were sheathes in; black, brown, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, grey, white, pink, gold.
However as there are a number of bits of 30++ year old rubber which has... let's just say deteriorated including the blue which I believe came off of a neighbours vacuum cleaner pre 1983.

Thanks to this thread almost the entire contents of the drawer and 2 others went to the scrap yard this morning, along with other 'stuff' I'm sorting and clearing.

 

[FrodoOne]

Another possibility, you can get dyes suitable for dying PVC, so you could probablly buy white flex and dye it yourself.

I'm not going to ask how you stumbled across such products!

I honestly can't remember how I stumbled across the stuff, but the suppliers site seems to feature cars, boats, sofas and shoes. I don't see anything NSFW on there.

VinylDye.co.uk

Vinyl Dye to paint and re colour plastic, leather, vinyl and many textiles and materials. It's waterproof, doesn't crack, won't hide surface details or reliefs and doesn't peel or scratch off....

www.vinyldye.co.uk

Haven't tried it myself.

The UK site mentioned has a remarkable range of colours.

Aftermarket "automotive" stores (in Australia) stock only a limited range (about 10 colours)

https://autobarn.com.au/ab/search/?text=vinyl%20dye

However, I have used one of these to colour White cable Black.

Works quite well.