Derby-based Draka has taken the major step of rebranding one of its most popular cost-cutting fixed installation cables to more fully describe its key contractor benefits and differentiate it from inferior quality cables on the market. From today, the Saffire YY OHLS cable is renamed as Saffire Swiftfit.
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Saffire Swiftfit is a OHLS –halogen-free, low smoke – flexible cable designed for fixed installation in cable baskets within buildings. It is renowned among contractors for the ease and speed in which it can be laid straight into a cable tray, where it will stay flat, reducing the need for expensive and time-consuming fixings. This differs significantly from cables that retain “drum-memory”, which causes it to splay out of the tray, unless “dressed” and cable-tied every metre or so.
Discussions with contractors that have switched to Saffire Swiftfit indicate clearly that the Draka cable can take as little as a fifth of the time to install. This cost saving far offsets the material purchase price difference between Saffire Swiftfit and the cables frequently used for this type of application that are usually halogen free, flat twin and earth cables.
In other instances, where cables that are grouped under the generic YYOHLS or YYLSF banner are used in order to leverage the previously mentioned installation benefits, it is important to compare these cables – which are not strictly rated as installation cables – with Saffire Swiftfit from a quality and performance standpoint. Saffire Swiftfit has a seven to ten percent lower conductor resistance than flexible cords, which have a lower copper content than installation cables. A seven to ten percent higher conductor resistance equate to seven to ten percent less copper, as there is a linear relationship with conductor resistance and copper content. The higher the resistance, the hotter the cable will get when loaded so, if in a circuit, flexible cord is swapped for genuine installation cable, there is a very real chance of overheating.
Another key factor in favour of Saffire Swiftfit is that it is alone in being the only BASEC (British Approvals Service for Cables) approved product of its type to be found anywhere in the UK. So, the additional copper content Saffire Swiftfit, plus the added security of BASEC certification, means that there are no concerns over quality, or challenges relating to earth loop impedance or current carrying capacity.
More information on Draka’s Saffire Swiftfit and other Draka cables can be found at www.draka.com.
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