Split concentric

[C&GStudent]

Following on from Plugwash's post in the 'Loft Electrics thread, how do you terminate split concentric cable? I've never even seen it!

(Aplogies if this is a stupid question!)

Oh yeh, and when is it appropriate to use this cable?
Also having looked at the pictures on the TLC website, are the conductors all the same cross sectional area? or is there a smaller specific core for cpc?

 

[Steve]

As far as i know, you just heatshrink the neutral and earths - gather the cores together first, and then terminate it wherever. Never done it myself though. It is hard to imagine.

Someone posted a very good picture on here i think a while ago, showing the mains intake for about 9 flats, fed with concentric. That would be handy right now, unless it was lost with darkernet.

 

[Lectrician]

Link removed by fussy DIYNOT staff.

 

[plugwash]

as others have said just treat it like T&E and use a compression gland if you wan't restraint or waterproofing.

i wasn't aware TLC sold split concentric.

as for where it's appropriate to use it, its ideal for such jobs as outside the zones burried in plaster or clipped to outside walls. In principle you can bury it or run it in ducts but its a little vulnerable to picking up N-E faults if roughly treated (DNOs tend to use it this way but then they don't seem to care about N-E faults).

 

[Taylortwocities]

There's good pix of split-concentric before and after being made off at http://groups.msn.com/SparkyHeaven/funnyelectricalpictures.msnw

See if you can do it as well as shown the picture!!

 

[Lectrician]

Thats my bloody pics being stolen again