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o.uk...

On 14/12/2011 01:13, Niels H wrote:
info and photos

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230715350304

It has a a molded outer sleeve of homopolymeric Polyvinyl Acetate....
So it's a queer cable then.

No, more likely it means that they dipped it into a cheap latex-like
adhesive emulsion. Homopolymeric PVA is cheap and is often used as an
additive for mortar, to make it stronger and more flexible. It can also be
used to glue pieces of wood together, etc.