Does any manufacturer or company work with silicone rubber cables?

[Sakee__]

I imagine that this question is somewhat difficult to answer, or even unusual, but it is something that makes me quite curious.

 

Do any large manufacturers like Channel Well Technology, Compucase and Andyson or companies like Sea Sonic (also a manufacturer), Corsair and Antec work with this type of cabling?

 

Silicone rubber (SR) cables are usually more flexible than polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ones and have advantages such as non-melting, halogen-free, although they are more expensive.

 

They could be a good alternative to custom cables, coming from the own manufacturer, having good security (flame-retardant) and compliance with some requirements (halogen-free).

 

Although I imagine the answer is simple: any increase in cost is fatal and no manufacturer works with this material (for power supply cables).

[Guest]

It's really expensive.

 

Like +$30 over PVC for 1000 feet.

 

 

[wONKEyeYEs]

2 hours ago, Sakee__ said:

Silicone rubber (SR) cables

Wouldn't they be more subject to cuts than PVC?

 

[Sakee__]

15 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

It's really expensive.

 

Like +$30 over PVC for 1000 feet.

Well, putting it this way doesn't sound like much, because usually the cables are no more than 3 feet each, but adding all the cables and several units together can generate a big cost difference.

[Sakee__]

7 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

Wouldn't they be more subject to cuts than PVC?

 

Yes, they are very susceptible to cuts, and this is another advantage of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

[Skiiwee29]

5 hours ago, Sakee__ said:

Well, putting it this way doesn't sound like much, because usually the cables are no more than 3 feet each, but adding all the cables and several units together can generate a big cost difference.

I'm sure given Jonny's long standing reputation and history in the PSU industry, he has most definitely looked at anything and everything someone can imagine when it comes to cables, construction, materials etc with PSUs...