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danowena:
How much are these?

7500

danowena:
Please what kind of cable is this and what is it used for? Can you post a pix of armoured cable and when is it used?

You're looking at one already

They are power cables for mains (or gen ) supply designed more specifically for underground or subsurface cabling .

deepleke:
Send me the updated catalogues and prices to lekeadeyemi@hotmail.com.include the ultimate range as well.

Will do.

Happy Sunday folks

DUNKA:
Items received once again. Thanks for prompt service.

Look into the transparent Led bulbs

Lol i see you're really fixed on that choice.
I definitely will chief. Will look into best available brands and give you a feedback .
Thanks

ceaser:
Beautiful. Especially those two with illuminated rims.

Yes indeed
Thanks boss

Cable affairs...
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Thanks chief

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mufutau55:
I am sure you have automatic distribution list for the old timers o.

Hajji M.

Sure

DUNKA:
Items received in Jos. Thanks once again

Thanks my oga. I'm glad you like your items
I should have your new order sent out by tomorrow.
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preggi:
Great work Oga Buzor, pls kindly send the updated catalogue/price list to slydsly@yahoo.com

Also is it possible to include current prices of different cables (1.5mm2, 2.5mm2, 4 mm2, 6mm2)?

Thank you

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...in continuation of my earlier posts about cables
(2) Conductor Material –
This is probably the most critical, as the type of conductor you have in your cable is what determines the thermal and electrical properties that the cable posseses. One of such electrical properties is what is called the “ampacity” of the conductor... which is the amount of current it can carry ( for a given size) a lower-resistance conductor can carry a larger value of current. The resistance, in turn, is determined by the material the conductor is made from .
Some of the metals commonly/commercially used as electrical conductors include ( in their order of electrical conductivity) Copper, Aluminium, Brass. Now to make cables cheap, copper is often alloyed with other cheaper materials, this in turn reduces the conductivity and ampacity of the resulting conductor.
The sad thing is you often cannot tell the exact composition of a conductor except by laboratory testing. This is what makes brand selection and source integrity very very important. Study the picture below and you’ll observe a difference in the appearance of the two conductors.

There is a category of cables popularly called “standard wires” ...these are made in china to a standard that is supposed to be close to that of Made in Nigeria wires. This is where the likes of Fidelity, ODIC , C-Divine and other such cable brands fall into. The conducting material is not as pure as those used in our local brands, neither is the wire guage as standard. This is obviously necessary for cost reduction. These are part of the cables wrongly categorized as Nigeria wire in many quarters, but Make no mistake, khaki no be leather. The funny thing is you’ll see all kinds of unnecessary information like “100% copper” “fire resistant’ “best quality” “standard Nigeria wire” etc heavily engraved on their insulators. Once you see those kind of frivolous information , it’s a dead giveaway. These are put there on the request of importers as advertising stunts, or marketing lines for people wey dey follow wetin dem write for body of motor

EgunMogaji:
You can't pay for this

mufutau55:
Thank you.. I am glad you are a supporter of well voted Govt... I am not in politics either and non of them favored me..
But the CBN has denied the forex subsidizing... I am not criticizing you but set things straight as we heard it...
And thank you for the confirmation...

Note: And one thing I and you will never disagree is that you are one of the Electrical God around here and I will always follow your directive.

Hajji M.

Apparently the CBN may have gone back on its decision,the bank took down the circular from their site although it did not issue any statement indicating whether the new policy had been cancelled or not. this is one of many forward-then-reverse decisions/policies of the current CBN leadership. Emefiele appears to be on a trial and error Navigation mode. Heaven knows this economy needs fresh intellect.

thank you sirs, I'm very flattered.
lol I'm definitely not a god of any kind .

topsy23:
The price of raw materials these days depend solely on dollar. The price of imported goods will continue to increase. Cable manufacturers have increased their price more than six times this year. Our Government need to do something fast about this. One thing about this our great nation is that anything that goes up will hardly come down even though the ecnoomy is restored back to normal

in the event that things go back to normal, I believe competition will force the prices back down

mufutau55:
It has been verified and confirmed that it was not done for Muslim pilgrms. Anything to make Buhari look bad should not concern us here..

Hajji M.

Lol hajj
First of all my position has nothing to do with making Buhari look bad, I am actually a strong supporter of this administration and the direction it appears to be headed, even though the turn of events have shown that it clearly needs a better economic team and a different approach.

However with regards to the subsidizing of the forex thing....I personally heard the CBN governor state that the decision was reached months back to provide (at a concessionary rate of N197 to a dollar) a maximum of $1000 and minimum of $750 PTA for pilgrims. CBN issued a directive to that effect this month, that verification and confirmation information is highly incorrect sir, unless the CBN decided to go back on its own decision.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/2016-hajj-sell-dollars-to-pilgrims-n197-cbn-authorises-banks/

that aside, I am not one inclined to be embroiled in political sensationalism. I hold my views (as we're all entitled to) but keep them to myself. I just stated a move that if practicable would stem the rise in price of cables.

n3xt:
Abeg make una no talk about that subsidy again.

when i say subsidize i mean make forex available at the official rate. Like it was done for muslim pilgrims. that'll keep the rising cost of the concerned locally manufactured goods in check

danowena:
Talking of cabling of the lightning arrester.

Cc:topsy23,allCopacetic

yes thats the copper tape running from the spike down.
this must be an old house.
From the material type i'm guessing this is in the same location as the D/board posted sometime ago.

peaceland:
Thanks sir,
I understand the wire from the buried conductors to the DB. What I was confused about were the ones from points to DB. All the wires looks same to me just different sizes. Dont mind my unlearned talks. Was thinking based on your post that such wires are distinctively different and named different..

you're welcome chief,
no they're not different, the're same for the same size just colour coded insulators

TLAX:
I got the shock of my life when i got a quote direct from a reputable manufacturer in the East. This explains it. They have increased prices and i think this just creates opportunities for foreign cables to take over the market.

its inevitable , the cost of importing raw materials has almost doubled. unless the govermnet subsidizes foreign exchange for certain essential manufacturing inputs, the trend is only going to continue.

topsy23:
Boss..........my people will not listen to you. They are looking for cheaper cable in the market. I have discovered that anytime I give price on whatsapp or through mail, they will come to me th ve gotten cheaper price in the market. Afterall I I normally give discounted/distributor price cos cos I have a direct link

You're very right bro, but on the flip side thats all the more reason we have to relentlessly create the right awareness and educate buyers.
people involved in all the jibiti are smiling to the bank daily and increasingly looking like the good guys while those attempting to maintain a standard or take the higher way are struggling with increasing costs and diminishing profit margins yet they're appearing more and more like the enemy. this has to stop!!

Even the gospel cannot be accepted by everybody, but that will not stop its propagation. The least we can do is share and inform. The rest is in the hands of the buyer.

truthfully its only natural to feel people should deal with the consequences of thier choices, but i have come to discover that many of those choices are made out of ignorance or misinformation.
There are just so so so many ways of making fast money with cables... so many

EgunMogaji:
So another one I heard from a family friend is that you have to test the conductor to make sure that it is continuous

Friends, my decision to import my cables and electrical stuff is not born out of being pompous or goody to shoes, it's just that it's easier for me to buy Made In USA stuff that is tested by the government. CEOs have gone to jail for manufacturing sub-standard products here. They take these stuff seriously, and frankly ALL countries should take it seriously.

yes thats a possibility with substandard cables, infact it relates directly to the second point in my earlier post. "conductor material"

when the conductor in the cable is some sort of copper alloy containing some element of iron or other such metal that are not as ductile as copper breaking can occur during manufacturing (copper wires are drawn to the proper size through a drawing process before they are annealed and coated with insulation) and when that happens you'll experience discontinuity in the length of cable in question.
normally this should be screened out by the QA/QC process because cable manufacturers are required to test for continuity before it passes QC,
but you ofcos cannot expect a counterfeiter to break sweat about some QC issues.

44chux:
@AllCopacetic
Thanks for heads up.

You just made it harder for me to buy from another source but you.

glad to be of some assistance. People need to have the right information and put certain things in perspective

your patronage will always be greatly appreciated.

(1)

This is achieved by hiding a smaller conductor in a very thick pvc insulation to mask the true size.

The attached pictures show a coil of red cable clearly labelled as NIgerchin 6mm2 cable with the quality holographic seal, serial number etc all intact .pic 3 (this would pass anyday as genuine; from external visual inspection).. And another sample of the same 6mm cable in green, from Nigerchin.

On the outside, the red cable looks normal , same size you would expect a 6mm cable to be, Infact it looks larger or thicker than the green sample. but in reality the conductor has been sized down. In pic1 you can see from the huge difference in size between the conductor in the green sample which is true to size, and that in the red, which is a cleverly faked Nigerchin cable.
So what you see clearly labelled as 6mm2 is in the true sense about 2.5mm2 covered in a tonn of rubber. Calculate the cost difference between 2.5mm2 and 6mm2 and you’ll understand what I mean by profitability

...contd