cable kept in dry cool place:how long is it "valid"?

[rodscha]

have some ,spent 7 years in cool basement...can i use it for new? or should i buy new cable straight away?
My distance 5 metres...

 

[Lazarus]

I should think that, if the outer covering remains flexible, with no sign of hardening or cracking, it'll be absolutely fine.

(Maybe leave it in a warm place for a few dys to dry out any - Probably very minor - dampness)

 

[Channel Hopper]

How rotten was it before being put into storage ?

 

[Terryl]

If it's too stiff to uncoil without cracking the PVC jacket then it's gone. I have stuff that is fifteen years old on the spool, and have no problems, kept out of direct sun and inside should be fine. Just clip the first few inches off the exposed ends, there may be some corrosion of the conductors.

 

[jeallen01]

I should think that, if the outer covering remains flexible, with no sign of hardening or cracking, it'll be absolutely fine.

(Maybe leave it in a warm place for a few dys to dry out any - Probably very minor - dampness)

And to soften up the core & outer sheath to make it more flexible.

OTOH, if it's 15 yrs old it may not be as "good" as modern stuff - what you should really use is something like Webro WF100 which has a solid copper core, solid insulation between the core and the copper shield, and then all-copper copper braiding (that type of cable has slightly lower losses and is more resistant to dampness ingress).

OTOH2, using that wouldn't make much difference on short cable runs.

 

[rodscha]

Thank yoiu Lazarus ,CH,& Jeallen01! i have 3m50 to cover ,so i ll use that cable ,& just cut off a few cms!!!
it looks fine and uncoilable!

 

[Channel Hopper]

it looks fine and uncoilable!

Not good.

I would not want a Cumberland sausage with that anomaly.

 

[rodscha]

i meant erroneously that it s easy to uncoil it!!
Like a good Toulouse sausage

 

[Lazarus]

i meant erroneously that it s easy to uncoil it!!
Like a good Toulouse sausage

Is Toulouse near Kendal?

 

[rodscha]

it shares the sausage culture ,and its coiling & de-coiling .
Kendal cassoulet must be "interesting" (in Masterchef language)

 

[Lazarus]

it shares the sausage culture ,and its coiling & de-coiling .
Kendal cassoulet must be "interesting" (in Masterchef language)

Known locally as Heinz Sausage and Beans in a tin.

 

[rodscha]

ouch!!! they have become few & far between here ,except on UK TV of course!

 

[Channel Hopper]

i meant erroneously that it s easy to uncoil it!!
Like a good Toulouse sausage

Apart from the odd google 'miss' I found these.

- Google Shopping

www.google.co.uk

 

[rodscha]

do you de-coil or un-coil a sausage/acable?

 

[Lazarus]

Yes.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Unfurl.

 

[rodscha]

Apart from the odd google 'miss' I found these.

- Google Shopping

www.google.co.uk

the link doesn t work

 

[PaulR]

Works for me. Maybe it's geolocked?

 

[Lazarus]

^^^^^^^^^

Ditto

 

[Channel Hopper]

the link doesn t work

How about this ?

Toulouse Sausages

<p>Inspired by the southwest of France</p>

www.turnerandgeorge.co.uk

Not sure I would be happy with gluten free though, what would a pig have to eat to create such an abomination ?