Hook up cable

[Observer]

I was about to buy an Arctic type HU cable when I realised that I still had the old one from my old tourer. It's black and quite a sturdy PVC coated job with the useual fitttings at each end. I have tested it and it works fine but I need to know if regulations have moved on and if I was on a site, would the fact that it is not bright orange make any difference from the point of view of a campsite owner?

[scanner]

Not something I've ever come across I've got several leads of different lengths and one of them is black and I've never been stopped from using it.

From this it seems the colour is irrelevant except that it usually indicates the grade/quality/type of the sheathing - arctic or whatever.

http://www.caravantalk.co.uk/community/ ... k-up-lead/

[g8dhe]

The colour isn't part of the reg's at all, merely that a bright colour saves the lawn mover cutting it up when they don't see the cable

[Observer]

Not something I've ever come across I've got several leads of different lengths and one of them is black and I've never been stopped from using it.

From this it seems the colour is irrelevant except that it usually indicates the grade/quality/type of the sheathing - arctic or whatever.

http://www.caravantalk.co.uk/community/ ... k-up-lead/

Usefull link thanks

[Observer]

The colour isn't part of the reg's at all, merely that a bright colour saves the lawn mover cutting it up when they don't see the cable

Good! that's over twenty quid saved

[dandemann8]

The colour isn't part of the reg's at all, merely that a bright colour saves the lawn mover cutting it up when they don't see the cable

Good! that's over twenty quid saved

Not if the warden cuts it up with his mower electricuting himself then he'll sue ya for millions

[scanner]

The colour isn't part of the reg's at all, merely that a bright colour saves the lawn mover cutting it up when they don't see the cable

Good! that's over twenty quid saved

Not if the warden cuts it up with his mower electricuting himself then he'll sue ya for millions

I try not to leave my cable lying on the ground anyway, I never think it's a good idea.

[dandemann8]

Not if the warden cuts it up with his mower electricuting himself then he'll sue ya for millions [/quote]

I try not to leave my cable lying on the ground anyway, I never think it's a good idea.[/quote]

What do you do then, use skyhooks

[dave_aber]

If the warden electrocutes himself cutting into your cable, then the fault lies with his RCD. So, once he's recovered he can sue himself!

[scanner]

Not if the warden cuts it up with his mower electricuting himself then he'll sue ya for millions

I try not to leave my cable lying on the ground anyway, I never think it's a good idea.

What do you do then, use skyhooks

No, there are often fences or hedges to loop it over and then to the van, it rarely has to just trail across the ground.

[g8dhe]

So you garrot the kids on the campsite! What a good idea

[Darkstar]

Or even a stand up barbeque after the cows have gotten curious