Abstract: An electrical cable for carrying a power signal and for detecting an arcing current or a leakage current within the cable. The electrical cable has a ground wire, a first conductor, a second conductor, and a first shield encasing the first conductor. The first shield has a plurality of threads laid in parallel and spiral wrapped around the first conductor. A lead is formed at an end of the first conductor from the plurality of threads wound about each other at the end of the first conductor. The lead is coupled to an arc current or a leakage detection circuit.