Re: Damproof cable

In article <fv96a7$ebv$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
N_Cook <diverse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To avoid condensation creeping, via capillary action, between copper
conductor and the sleeving from an open end into otherwise sealed
section. How to make or what sort of term or construction to look for in
cable specs?

Sealing the outer sheath into an enclosure is quite easy as glands exist
for this purpose with round cables. But to be sure moisture can't enter a
stripped back cable it needs to be potted in a suitable compound. Such
things are available from any decent electrical wholesaler.

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