"mrcheerful ." wrote in message
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"Kalico" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:55:48 -0000, Rob Morley
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I am always a bit wary of getting a Stanley knife near a T&E cable.
Most sparkies I have seen use the earth conductor itself to 'open up'
the outer PVC.

yes, but how do you get in to start pulling the earth midway?

mrcheerful



By grabbing the end of it with pliers after you cut it clean through, and
then pull it. This leaves a little open flap after the outer sheaf is cut
to length, and you use that little flap of PVC to hold the tape once the
green/yellow sleeving is fitted. The tape stops the sleeving from slipping
around when you're moving the earth core about to connect it to the back
box.

The way things are going just now. It may become compulsory to use proper
heat shrink sleeving over the outer PVC coating and the ends of the inner
PVC coverings once the green/yellow sleeve is slid on. But hopefully that
will be years away yet.