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BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type 1 PVC-IS-OS-PVC

 

Applications :

  • The unarmoured versions (Part 2 Type 1) are generally use for indoor installation and suitable for wet and damp areas. Generally used within industrial process manufacturing plants for communication, data and voice transmission signals and services, Also used for the interconnection of electrical equipment and instruments, typically in chemical or petrolchemical industry.

Construction :

  • Conductor Annealed or tinned copper, sizes: 0.5mm² and 0.75mm² mulitistranded(Class 5), 1.5mm² multistranded(Class 2) to BS6360
    Insulation PVC (polyvinyl chloride), type TI1 to BS 6746
    Pairing Two insulated conductors uniformly twisted together with a lay not exceeding 100mm
    Colour code See technical information
    Individual screen Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over each pair metallic side down in contact with tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm²
    Binder tape PETP transparent tape
    Collective screen Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over the laid up pairs metallic side down in contact with tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm²
    Outer sheath PVC Sheath, type TM 1 or type 6 to BS 6746
    Sheath colour Black or blue
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Mechanical and Electrical Properties :

  • Operating temperature : -40˚C up to + 70˚C( fixed installation) ; 0˚C to +50˚C(during operation ).
  • Minimum bending radius : 5 x overall diameter.
  • Conductor Area Size mm2 0.5 0.75 1.5
    Conductor Stranding No. x mm 16 x 0.2 24 x 0.2 7 x 0.53
    Conductor resistance max ohm/km 39.7 26.5 12.3
    Insulation resistance min Mohm/km 25 25 25
    Max. Mutual Capacitance: pair or adjacent cores pF/m 250 250 250
    Capacitance between any core or screen max. pF/m 400 400 400
    Max. L/R Ratio for adjacent cores(Inductance/Resistance) μH/ohm 25 25 40
    Test voltage Core to core V 1000 1000 1000
    Core to screen V 1000 1000 1000
    Rated voltage max V 300/500 300/500 300/500

Parameter :

  • Multicore:
  • No.of Pairs No.and Dia. of Wires Nominal Conductor Cross Sectional Area Nominal Thickness of Insulation Nominal Thickness of Sheath Nominal Dia. of Cable Approx. Weight
    no./mm mm2 mm mm mm kg/km
    2 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.1 11.2 170
    5 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.2 14.6 270
    10 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 19.4 520
    15 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 15 22.7 650
    20 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.5 25.9 860
    30 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 1.7 31.2 1130
    50 16/0.2 0.5 0.6 2.2 40.1 1880
    2 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.1 12.2 200
    5 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.2 15.8 355
    10 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.3 21.1 560
    15 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.5 24.9 770
    20 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 1.7 28.6 990
    30 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 2 34.7 1380
    50 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 2.2 43.9 2225
    2 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.2 13.6 265
    5 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.3 147.8 490
    10 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.5 24.1 820
    15 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 28.2 1110
    20 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 31.9 1470
    30 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2 38.8 2070
    50 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2.2 49.1 3340