The invention provides an experimental method and analysis of the insulation life of the polymer material of the power supply cable, including: weighing the cable to be tested; determining the failure index of the cable, and the failure index is: 10% of the weight loss of the cable is failure; In the instrument, measure the absolute temperature when the cable under test fails at different heating rates; according to the pyrolysis kinetics reaction rate equation and the Amhenius equation, establish the corresponding functional relationship between the service life t of the cable under the service temperature and the service temperature T , that is, the service life t of the cable under the condition of service temperature T; the cable is a polymer insulating material. Using the experimental method of the invention can realize the life experiment, and by establishing and analyzing the corresponding function relation between t and T, the service life of the cable under the service temperature condition can be obtained. This is crucial to correctly assessing and predicting the aging and life of the line, avoiding circuit fires, and ensuring the safety of life and property of the country and people.