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On Mar 4, 4:11 pm, Palindrome wrote:
> smith_bp...@ wrote:
> > Are there any studies and/or articles that discuss the typical
> > lifespan of conductor insulation? It would be a huge help for us. I
> > searched the net but haven't come up with anything decent.
>
> Yep, keep looking! Very temperature dependent, IIRC.
>
> It's gone midnight here now and time for beauty sleep - but, if you
> still haven't found it come morning, I'll go looking and try to find
> where I read it before. IIRC, it was on a cable manufacturer's website.
>
> --
> Sue

>Thanks Sue,
>I'll look one more time.

Ummm, what do you consider "typical insulation"?
And what is a typical conductor?
And what are typical conditions?

Insulation can be paper, cloth, plastics, teflon, etc. ... even air or oil!
Conditions can be indoor, arial, direct burial, underwater... and so on.