How is SWA armoured cable made - factory tour Doncaster Cables. - new cable EV Ultra

[@ashmanelectricalservices4318]

Wow, what a fascinating insight into the manufacturing industry. Top draw lads 👍

[@tomasabram3996]

instablaster.

[@kangtheconqueror]

One of my fave programs on TV is 'How It's Made'. I've always found the manufacturing process of everyday goods fascinating. This is no exception. Thanks for the tour guys. 👍🏼

[@Saaj2]

This cable would also be really useful for running to garden offices/outbuildings where wifi cant usually reach

[@efixx]

SaajanB - Great idea!

[@faisalmoghal4055]

I was literally thinking this while watching the video!

[@oliverriall]

How would you terminate it? Run it into an enclosure first then send them in different directions I guess.

[@leonblittle226]

I hope they are going to make a 2.5mm + Cat6a combined for standard house installs. It's 2019 afterall

[@supersparks9466]

Isn’t a drum of 2.5 heavy enough for you ?

[@timburton1080]

For all those 10Gb data streams coming from the charge point.

[@tommymack3210]

What will be the point of that cable exactly?

[@richardwash6678]

Brilliant video Gaz and Joe. Really interesting. 👍

[@artisanelectrics]

Awesome video! 👍

[@ashmanelectricalservices4318]

Bet you can't wait to get your hands on some 3 core & CAT 5 SWA cable 😂😂😂

[@webluke]

One of the cooler cables I worked with was for an internet radio tower. It had a 16AWG dual core for 48VDC, a Cat-6 cable, and 8 fiber strands. The 48VDC powered equipment up on the tower, the fiber was the high capacity back hall, and the Cat-6 was a backup and management link. It was obscure to find for an obscure use with a high price. That EV cable is not used a lot but is more of a common thing now. I could see using the cable for an outbuilding and splitting the data Cat-5e from the power cables to have networking at the outbuilding all in one go.

[@emsservices6090]

Just noticed the guy in the background at 10:04 marching across the screen ! cccccccclassic !!!!

[@thomasphipps5133]

Great to see a local company producing cable 👍

[@chidizzy6633]

I was a wire drawer back in the day absolutely loved my job .

[@JimWhitaker]

"Quality is everybodys job" - punctuation not so much.

[@andrewmcneela]

absolutely loved this video guys so interesting to see how cables are manufactured thank you and look forward to the next one

[@efixx]

Thanks - it’s well worth a visit if you get a chance. Check out our video of industrial lighting manufacturing kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGSkhouBgd-Bnac

[@andrewmcneela]

efixx I’ll grab my self a drink ready to watch a number of your videos I need to catch up on 👌 inspirational guys got me interested in electrics

[@tye331]

Used to work on Kinrei, Niehoff, and Rosendahl wire machines fun stuff, when they work. Bunchers go through parts on the daily.

[@markmaisy4858]

Great video really refreshing to know we still actually manufacture quality goods was expecting to see yet another Chinese factory, keep up the very good work and above all keep it British

[@_tmmy_]

Wow that is impressive!

[@efixx]

Thanks for the support and positive feedback

[@electrarc240]

This is such an informative and well made video, so interesting

[@efixx]

ElectrArc240 - Thanks for the feedback we are visiting another factory next week - so stay tuned!

[@user-wk7wv8rn8h]

But... I was always taught to run Data cable separate to power 🤔

[@mrbadger9920]

The power cable is double insulated from data by the inner sheath and insulation so that ticks the safety box I guess the data cable within is screened so interference isn't an issue. Better segregation than you get in pvc dado trunking. I can't see many uses for it unless you have a direct buried run as it will be awkward to terminate and connect back at your router end.

[@petermichaelgreen]

@@mrbadger9920 The impression I get from whatching electricians on youtube is while it could be used for Data, it's more often used for current transformer hookups.

[@mfx1]

@@petermichaelgreen As it states in the video it's a government grant requirement that it has to be connected to the Internet.

[@willhurd7777]

Yes so wad I

[@YGee3Mx]

@@mfx1 which doesn’t need to be done via a hard wired connection most of the time a Wi-Fi signal is sufficient enough for an EV charger and the data cable inside an EV ultra is mainly used for connection of CT clamps

[@iainruxton6811]

Fascinating. I love a good bit of factory process video. If you want a laugh though… watch this with sound off and subtitles on. Hilariously incomprehensible. Absolute KZbin gibberish!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Loved watching this compared with the old cable manufacturing from the 1930s and 40s on the british Pathé channel... amazing how much has stayed the same vs changing! The lead covering has changed but the rest would be instantly recognizable to a historical worker from 80-90 yrs ago! I guess if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@grahamlush7140]

Brilliant video, very informative, well done 👍

[@antmerritt]

07:42 in guessing it was a bit hot up there lads! 🥵 😂 Very interesting and good presentation. Nice work good skills 😁👍👊😎

[@jdrelectricaltelford8896]

Brilliant Do you think you could get a tour of how they make tools such as C.K, WERA, Wiha etc would be great 👍🏼

[@efixx]

Great idea - We will work on it.

[@bitTorrenter]

Don't forget Knipex👍

[@SkiwiAS]

Be great for an office in the shed or garage too.

[@richardnewton302]

Fantastic video guys, is the cable on the market yet?

[@efixx]

Yes it's available in Cat 5 + power and single twisted pair.

[@scottsparky1]

Has cable got smaller over the last 20 years. As when I started I remembered that a 25 mm lug was tight now they seam to be loose

[@efixx]

You might want to compare the weight of the lugs also. On serious note you can get higher purity copper which allows manufacturers to reduce the CSA - Or it may be a "fake" import and the manufacturer has shaved a bit off to save money - *BEWARE*

[@stevecraft00]

Amazing. I used to be able to see this factory from the back window of my house. Then i moved to rotherham 😑

[@AdamWatson001]

10:02 LOL (in the background!)

[@AIG2021]

This is nice 👍

[@muzikman2008]

Great video again fellas. You should visit other manufacturers of electrical equipment such as consumer units, switches, socket outlets, pvc conduit, even MFTs and screwdrivers.. Cutters etc, The world's your lobster 😁 interesting stuff. I used to work for a company that has their own cables manufactured for atex approved CCTV equipment, it was very expensive. But it had multicore and rg59 coaxial cables, and data cables, alongside mains cables. Similar to this EV swa, but braided instead of armour. In fact Doncaster cables factory looked very similar to the place I worked lol.. Strange 😎

[@efixx]

Thanks for your detailed comment and yes we will be visiting other manufacturers and the next one is not in the U.K...

[@NiKo-ig2td]

Question why is a specific cable created with network and not using the functionality of network over mains cable? Since there would be minimal data over this network part it does not need to be high speed (CAT 5 100Mbps) and so existing network over power cables is more that enough, surely?

[@efixx]

Lots of reasons - the cables are often used to connect not just data but also current transformers.

[@leogrande9977]

Is there a test done on multicore SWA cables to see the effect of the electromagnetic forces on the SWA during short circuit? Is the SWA strong enough to hold the individual conductors within the multicore cable? I am looking forward to see a video of that test.

[@tommymack3210]

What do you think happens when you short circuit a 2.5mm cable? Or even a 6mm? No movement at all is what happens

[@mfx1]

currents and hence magnetic fields are equal and opposite to cancel each other out.

[@TehBIGrat]

So much for maintaining separation between ELV and LV cable runs.

[@efixx]

Both rated to the same voltage so no issues.

[@tcpnetworks]

Were you there before or after @artisanelectrics ?

[@efixx]

2 years before!

[@johndufton9686]

I am proud to use British made cable in my installations.

[@mfx1]

Ah yes all that British mined and refined copper, zinc and steel and British made PVC. Get over that nationalistic bullshit, this cable is a global effort by made by many countries and factories working together, this just happens to be where it's all finally assembled into a cable.

[@johndufton9686]

@@mfx1 You must be an Atlas Kablo fan. President Erdogan will be so proud of you for helping the Turkish economy.

[@mfx1]

@@johndufton9686 Never heard of him it's just basic global trade economics.

[@mfx1]

@@johndufton9686 Never heard of him it's just basic global trade economics.

[@JimWhitaker]

What is the purpose of the internet connectivity?

[@efixx]

Required for smart chargers and demand side energy management in the medium term.

[@AngiHarrover]

Love that need that in us

[@patrickhosking613]

And it’s British. Result!!!!!!!👍👍

[@efixx]

👊

[@mfx1]

@@efixx Ah yes all that British mined and refined copper, zinc and steel and British made PVC. Get over that nationalistic bullshit, this cable is a global effort by made by many countries and factories working together, this just happens to be where it's all finally assembled into a cable.

[@stefanwatson85]

It’s a shame they didn’t do a stripping test on Doncaster’s FP-200, they wouldn’t think of it as high quality cable then...

[@creativejamieplays7185]

10:02 the guy in the background 😅

[@marcusjt]

Great but you guys really should let the person showing you around actually lead you not follow you every time 😂

[@HandyKindaGuyUK]

New Doncaster cable is pathetic, no dusting, and the insulation sticks to eachother

[@AliHussain-xj1tv]

Lol why do we need to install data cable for Internet?.. So our nosy listening government can keep an eye & ear on us, disgusting time for a revolution lol!!..

[@efixx]

I think they can listen without cables or internet

[@quinsee66]

Looks a dirty factory. Wouldn't buy Doncaster

[@gilesstone4756]

Twerp. I’ve eaten in dirtier places than that!