I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

Noah.



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"noah" writes:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

What voltage is present in the cable? Just a low voltage signal?

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On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:33:29 -0000, "noah" mused:

I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

Depends on what duty rating and voltage you want it for.
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"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ,
"noah" writes:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an
inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for
looking.

What voltage is present in the cable? Just a low voltage signal?

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Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Hi Andrew, yes, pressing any of the buttons or turning the variable speed
control on the switch relays a signal to the inverter itself which in turn
controls the current & motor function of the lathe. If I recall correctly
cable size was way less than 0.25sq mm & had tiny stranded cores.

Noah



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On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 21:31:41 -0000, "noah" mused:


"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ,
"noah" writes:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an
inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for
looking.

What voltage is present in the cable? Just a low voltage signal?

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Hi Andrew, yes, pressing any of the buttons or turning the variable speed
control on the switch relays a signal to the inverter itself which in turn
controls the current & motor function of the lathe. If I recall correctly
cable size was way less than 0.25sq mm & had tiny stranded cores.

So what voltage is it then?
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Regards,
Stuart.

On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:33:29 -0000, "noah" wrote:

I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

network cable has 8 cores and looks like phone cable. You should have
no trouble sourcing offcuts if you only want a short length if you can
find somewhere having some network cabling done and look in the
bin/skip.

On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:40:19 +0000, Tom Woods
mused:

On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:33:29 -0000, "noah" wrote:

I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

network cable has 8 cores and looks like phone cable. You should have
no trouble sourcing offcuts if you only want a short length if you can
find somewhere having some network cabling done and look in the
bin/skip.

That is assuming it is low voltage.
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Regards,
Stuart.

"noah" wrote in message
.. .

"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"noah" writes:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an
inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone
know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for
looking.

What voltage is present in the cable? Just a low voltage signal?

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Hi Andrew, yes, pressing any of the buttons or turning the variable speed
control on the switch relays a signal to the inverter itself which in turn
controls the current & motor function of the lathe. If I recall correctly
cable size was way less than 0.25sq mm & had tiny stranded cores.

Noah

Sorry I should have said yes, the cable carries just a low voltage signal.

Noah.



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On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:49:34 +0000, Owain
mused:

noah wrote:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

You probably want something more substantial than telephone cable,
although if you just want some 8-core low voltage signal flex then
computer networking patch-flex might do.

Something like 3184Y control flex would probably be suitable although
TLC only have this up to 5 core.

YY cable would be better, or SY if it needs to stand up to a more
arduous environment.SY cable needs the proper glands for it though to
do it properly.
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Regards,
Stuart.

In article ,
noah wrote:
Hi Andrew, yes, pressing any of the buttons or turning the variable
speed control on the switch relays a signal to the inverter itself
which in turn controls the current & motor function of the lathe. If I
recall correctly cable size was way less than 0.25sq mm & had tiny
stranded cores.

If you're certain it is low voltage low current, burglar alarm cable would
probably do as it is flex rather than the solid core of telephone cable.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CALV8.html

Otherwise check the likes of RS Components - but they are expensive for
small orders.

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noah wrote:

Sorry I should have said yes, the cable carries just a low voltage signal.

So pretty much any multicore cable ought to do. Cat5 is cheap and has 8
cores.

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noah wrote:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

Noah.



Its called multicore cable, and if you find a DECENT cable company you
can get pretty much any gauge, number of cores and overall dimension you
want.

Most of it is made by BICC so a google on that might net you a distributor.

"noah" wrote in message
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I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an
inverter which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable
which looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone
know the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for
looking.

Noah.

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On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:37:21 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

noah wrote:
I want to connect a Forward/Stop/Reverse/Speed control switch to an inverter
which is fitted to my lathe. To do this I need an eight core cable which
looks much like telephone cable with the coloured cores. Does anyone know
the proper name for this cable & is it easy to source. Thanks for looking.

Noah.



Its called multicore cable, and if you find a DECENT cable company you
can get pretty much any gauge, number of cores and overall dimension you
want.

Most of it is made by BICC so a google on that might net you a distributor.

maplins sell it by the metre.