Versolex cable lights up lake
20 Mar 2007
Versolex multi-core cable was recently used in a cutting edge sculpture display on Lake Ginninderra in Canberra.
‘Running Lights’, which is a series of brightly coloured columns positioned on the lake to respond to its environment, was designed by the Thylacine Design company, and required a cable that could operate while submersed in the lake.
With similar cable requirements to that of the giant lit up fish of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006, the ‘Running Lights’ display used Olex’ Versolex cable, which is both flexible and submersible.
Versolex cables possess excellent electrical and environmental properties thanks to its advanced cross-linked flexible polyolefin insulation combined with thermoplastic elastomer sheathing. Versolex is not only flexible and submersible, but is also flame retardant, resistant to a range of oils, solvents, acids and alkaline chemicals, and withstands temperatures ranging from -40°C TO +90°C.
The large scale kinetic sound structure of ‘Running Lights’ is activated by the environmental forces of wind and wave. They chime and sway, and in the evening the shine across the water.
The electrical work for this project was undertaken by Nexus Electrical. The ’Running Lights’ display can be seen every night on Lake Ginninderra.
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 Above: Versolex multi-core cable was used in the cutting edge sculpture display on Lake Ginninderra in Canberra. |
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