Guides for people with cable to move.

• 04Copper vs aluminiumHow to separate copper and aluminium conductor by weight, cut colour, print and application, and why the metal changes terminations and re-use.Open buying file
• 03Footage by weightThe arithmetic behind a footage estimate from reel weight, the four error sources that move it, and when weight beats a wrap count.Open buying file
• 10Grading conditionNew surplus, unused stock, partial, removed and unknown: what each cable condition grade means, the evidence behind it and why overstating costs time.Open buying file
• 06Medium voltage safetyIsolation, lockout, proving dead, stored energy in shielded cable, approach distances and PPE, and why nothing is cut before the owner confirms.Open buying file
• 05Paralleling feedersWhy large services use parallel conductor sets, the five properties that must match, and how a matched set is identified, labelled and kept together.Open buying file
• 09Photographing a reelThe four photographs that answer most questions about a cable reel, how to light and scale them, and what should stay out of the frame.Open buying file
• 08Surplus manifestHow to write a one-page surplus cable list a buyer can act on: line items, gauge, footage, condition, location, photos and the fields usually missing.Open buying file
• 02Reading a reel tagWhat a cable reel tag actually prints, how to read one that has faded, and what to do when the tag disagrees with the jacket print.Open buying file
• 07Storing conductorReel orientation, blocking, UV, water, heat, jacket damage and vermin, and how a storage history changes the way a cable lot is reviewed.Open buying file

Start with the reel tag guide if the cable is still on its drum. Start with the manifest guide if you are clearing a whole room.

They do not value a lot, quote a figure or promise a purchase. Cable valuation depends on construction, footage, condition, documentation and the market on the day, and a real review needs the actual material or good photographs of it.

• No guide replaces a physical inspection of a high voltage lot.
• No guide should be used to decide whether cable is safe to handle.
• No guide describes a rate, because rates are not published and vary by lot.

Read the guide that matches your gap, then send the list with that gap filled. The difference between a slow review and a fast one is usually one missing number: footage, gauge or voltage class.

If a guide raises a safety question — especially around medium voltage — stop and get the circuit confirmed dead by the owner before doing anything else.