What is this cable?

Daz H · Post by **Daz H** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:30 pm

Hi… Can anyone tell me what this cable is (was)?

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 6:00 pm

Best guess would be redundant central heating control cable

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 6:19 pm

Connections look soldered to me, suggesting factory fitted but fully a guess

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:10 pm

Daz H wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:30 pmCan anyone tell me what this cable is (was)?

To give you the actual answer we would need more information, anything else is just a guess.
1)Where was it?
2)What was it connected to
3)What is it doing now
4)Is it live

Daz H · Post by **Daz H** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:04 pm

Someone-Else wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:10 pm [quote="Daz H" post_id=882971 time=<a href="tel:1741887029">1741887029</a> user_id=60138]Can anyone tell me what this cable is (was)?

To give you the actual answer we would need more information, anything else is just a guess.
1)Where was it?
2)What was it connected to
3)What is it doing now
4)Is it live
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Neelix wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 6:00 pm Best guess would be redundant central heating control cable

It was behind a skirting board. No idea what it was connected to and isn’t live. I’m trying to trace it back to something but wondering if someone recognised the kind of cable ie if it would be a data cable etc…

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:42 pm

Doesn't work like that, sorry.
Although there are regulations etc, it is up to who ever is installing a cable what they choose, and what to connect it to.
I have seen "speaker wire" (Used for speakers) used to power lights. Yes, it shouldn't be done, so to see it you would (but shouldn't) assume it's for a speaker.
The only real way is to find what it is connected to (If it is still there)
I could say it looks like a 6 core alarm cable, but that doesn't mean that it what it was used for.

Daz H · Post by **Daz H** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:24 pm

I understand that that could be the case and as you say, I won’t know for sure until I determine where it terminates. However, I’m wondering if someone can point to the likely uses this cable could have under ‘normal’ circumstances i.e. ‘it looks like the type of cable that would be used for an alarm’ or ‘it looks like a cable for data transference’ etc etc. That may help me trace it back

stevei · Post by **stevei** » Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:22 am

Google Lens agrees with SE. 6 core security cable.

Daz H · Post by **Daz H** » Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:50 pm

stevei wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:22 am Google Lens agrees with SE. 6 core security cable.

Ah, I’ve never used google lens for some reason until you mentioned it. Very helpful! Thanks!