How to terminate SWA!!!!!

[swl83]

Found this today on the outside lamp post lights i was asked to change. This wasn't the way i was shown to terminate SWA!!!!!!!

 

[Brightspark2]

Unfortunately that's how some of the kits come...

It's how some manufacturer's want them done it seems.

 

[Dean Williams]

i don't think ive seen a lamp post NOT wired like that

 

[NoSparks]

Looks very water tight to me.

 

[tbs1983]

Your lucky its wired in SWA, I work in street lighting and 95% of our cables are split concentric, neutral-earth faults galore!
We often have to use methods like in your picture when using SWA, in particular SWA bridge kits, think its pretty standard. Agree though, can't beat a proper gland.

 

[44ALLAN]

More points for using the Armour as a cpc then...............:juggle::rofl:

 

[VoltzElectrical]

see this every day in street lighting. Worst cases is when aluminium cable is used and no anti-corrosion paste used so the aluminium armouring (earth) has dissolved to nothing at all, and the jubilee clips have dissolved away too.

Lovely.

 

[44ALLAN]

10....9....8....7....6....:lipsrsealed2:

 

[swl83]

It's like this on all 17 lamp posts, they where installed less than a year ago no seals fitted on any lights so all filled with water!! All lights wired in old colour 3 phase cables (red yellow blue and black)

 

[7029 dave]

Jubilee clips new one on me?!!.