XPost: sci.electronics.components, sci.electronics.design, sci.e   
   ectronics.repair   
   From: diverse@tcp.co.uk   
      
   On 10/11/2015 19:25, DaveC wrote:   
   > I need to replace a cable (16-conductor, 28-ish awg, stranded, shielded) on   
   > an industrial machine. It’s used to connet a hand controller (small box   
   > with rotary encoder and pushbuttons) to the main control panel.   
   >   
   > The original is a coiled (a la telephone handset) but the replacement   
   > doesn’t need to be. During use the cable will be splashed with lubricating   
   > oil (think dino motor oil) so in the short-term (5 years) it needs to be   
   > resistant to this.   
   >   
   > I found this:   
   >   
   > http://www.mogamicable.com/category/bulk/multi_core/28awg/   
   >   
   > which is cable for the music-concert industry (audio mixers and such).   
   >   
   > I can’t find any rubber-insulated cables (a la SJ or SO cables). How   
   > resistant will PVC-jacket be to oil?   
   >   
   > Thanks.   
   >   
      
   Find some silicone rubber sleeving of the right sort of internal diameter.   
   With a goodly amount of talcum powder , it should be possible to cover   
   some standard cable, using a "peristaltic" or snake-motion sort of   
   action, pushing and pulling, to feed it over the core cabling.   
      
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