Thermoprocessable fluorinated polymers

In a method for preparing flexible cables the improvement comprising manufacturing said cables from with a copolymer comprising:

• (a) from 10 to 70%, by moles, of ethylene,
• (b) from 30 to 90%, by moles, of a fluorinated monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, and mixtures thereof, and
• (c) from 0.1 to 30%, by moles, based on the total amount of monomers (a) and (b), of a hydrogenated monomer having the formula:
• CH.sub.2 =CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 (I)
• where R.sub.1 =--OR.sub.2, --(O).sub.t CO(O).sub.p R.sub.2 with t and p as integers:
• t=0 or 1 and p=0 or 1 and R.sub.2 is a hydrogenated radical from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 branched and/or linear alkyl and cyclo-alkyl radical or R.sub.2 is H and n is an integer number between 0 and 10 and one or more hydrogenated plasticizers selected from the plasticizers of the hydrogenated polymers, in amounts from 1 to 20% by weight, with respect to the total weight.