Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:
On this subject I'm surprised wholesalers don't sell Hellerman sleeving in
the right colours and sizes for identification - much better than a bit of
PVC which can fall off.

It needs a tool to get it on (and ideally some sleave oil).

....and probably doesn't meet BS 2848 (or its harmonised EN equivalent)
as required by BS 7671.

For a long time I used 2 mm i/d silicone rubber sleeving for this
purpose - e.g. RS stock code 399-445. It complies with the standard,
pushes nicely on to a 1.0 or 1.5 mm^2 conductor without special tools,
stays put and looks neat.

However I've been unable to source this material in brown and blue at
anything like a sensible price. RS told me they had no plans to
introduce those colours. Siegrist Orel were surprisingly unhelpful,
wanting a large MOQ and a small order surcharge - GBP 70+ for 20 m of
sleeving seemed just a little OTT!

So I've taken to using heatshrink - but if anyone knows of a source of
brown & blue silicone in small quantity, sensibly priced, I'd be most
interested to hear.

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Andy