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What are these cables

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  • 14-12-2017 1:12pm
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    C Lo
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Clearing out the attic and have filled a black sack with these cables. What are they can can they be recycled?

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    alta stare
    Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭alta stare


    Looks like RG6 ie Satellite/Coax cable.


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    Tow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Tow


    Or old rubber/cloth wire the electrician was too lazy to remove when the house got rewired.

    When is the money (including lost growth) Michael Noonan took in the Pension Levy going to be paid back?



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    C Lo
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭C Lo


    alta stare wrote: »
    Looks like RG6 ie Satellite/Coax cable.

    Hmmm, not sure if it's coax. Not that many TV points in the house and why would it have been removed?


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    alta stare
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    C Lo wrote: »
    Hmmm, not sure if it's coax. Not that many TV points in the house and why would it have been removed?

    Could of been excess left up there by an installer who doesnt give a toss :D maybe it isnt either i cant make it out enough on my phone but first glance says Coax.


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    wait4me
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    C Lo wrote: »
    Hmmm, not sure if it's coax.

    OP - you have the wire in a black sack of these wires - you could save us all the guessing and tell us if the cables have one wire, two wires, or a wire surrounded or encased in a covered wire mesh. Or indeed post a pic of a cross-section/end of the wire. Whatever the wires are - they are junk and I don't think that they should be re-used.


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    exaisle
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    I agree...I wouldn't be putting them up on adverts.ie or ebay... :-)


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    flaneur
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    That's pre-1960s rubber coated cable. Do not use that under ANY circumstances as it is 100% guaranteed to be perished and could expose someone to a very serious fire hazard or direct electric shock.

    They're coated in rubber which over time turns brittle and breaks away so you will get short circuits and exposed live parts.

    If you're recycling it, just dump it into a WEEE centre. There's such a small quantity of copper, it would be hardly worth your while even bothering. It's also likely to be 'tinned' copper so, might not even be recyclable.

    WEEE centre most definitely though as it's potentially toxic in landfill, or if burned.


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