Lauren Child Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) TC12 is a LSZH (low smoke zero halogen) cable. LSZH tends to mean that it's much better in a fire (less toxic gas), but can come at the price of less resistance to water*. As the AVRE is outside and not exactly water-proof (leaks like a sieve), it's something to keep in mind. Niether of the cables mentions water on the datasheet, but I'd play it safe and drop the manufacturer an email to see how it reacts. TC12 - http://www.klaceycables.co.uk/default/public/media/filemanager/TC12-cwtv.pdf Unipren - http://objects.eanixter.com/PD313733.PDF Alternatively, X-Mod have surplus Unipren 24 in stock. It's slightly thicker (4.1mm versus 3.1mm according to the above) but it may be a better option. http://www.thexmod.com/item_detail.asp?id=997. Again, I have no idea on how it reacts with water, but at least it's the type they originally considered appropriate for that environment. * Info on LSZH and water ingress here - http://www.molexpn.co.uk/Media/docs/Water-Ingress-In-Structured-Cabling-Systems-49b725ae-faf6-4516-9ab2-18fadc29c236.pdf Edited February 2, 2014 by Lauren Child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Hey Lauren, You know what the IWM are like, by rights we should be putting back what we took out, but finding about 100 metres of UNIPREN 12 is going to be very difficult. Also any NOS is going to be pretty ancient so how good are its insulation qualities? This then means that we have to fit the next closest thing: TC12. It isn't a direct replacement, but the closest to UNIPREN. With regards to a thicker cable I'm not too sure there will be the room for it, it's a blummin tight squeeze at the moment. There are other ways we can ensure that the cables don't get wet..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Not a lot happening at the moment, the vehicle has been shut down due to some damaged asbestos so we can't work on it until a specialist has been in. Still, not been sat twiddling our thumbs (mainly been drinking tea instead), we've been chasing and researching the damaged wiring loom. Think we have it sorted now: We have also been stripping down a spare carb set for the main engine as we think the one on AVRE at the moment is full of sand (well both fuel pumps were completely blocked with Iraq's finest) That's about it at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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