Low Voltage Cables

600 / 1000V Multi Core
PVC Insulated, Unarmoured & Armoured
PVC SheathedAuxiliary Cable

APPLICATION	The auxiliary cable is used in supervisory electrical equipment and station control circuits, in light, ordinary or heavy duty industry where power distribution device is needed to transmit control signals or measure signal operations.
VOLTAGE RATING	600/1000V
CONSTRUCTION	Plain annealed copper, PVC insulated, unarmoured or galvanized steel wires armoured, PVC sheathed cable
INSULATION COLOUR	White (with black numbering)
SHEATH COLOUR	Black
SPECIFICATION	BS6346

Multi-Core Cables with PVC Insulation, Unarmoured, PVC Outsheath 600/1000V
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) [CU/PVC/PVC Cables]

	BS 6004
Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C	BS 6346
Ambient Temperature : 30°C	IEC60502-1

Conductor cross-sectional area	Reference Method 4 (enclosed in an insulated wall etc)		Reference Method 3 (enclosed in conduit on a wall or ceiling, or in trunking)		Reference Method 1 (clipped direct)		Reference Method 11 (on perforated cable tray), or Reference Method 13 (free air)
Conductor cross-sectional area	one 2-core cable* singlephase a.c. or d.c.	one 3-core cable* or one 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.	one 2-core cable* singlephase a.c. or d.c.	one 3-core cable* or one 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.	one 2-core cable* singlephase a.c. or d.c.	one 3-core cable* or one 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.	one 2-core cable* singlephase a.c. or d.c.	one 3-core cable* or one 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm²	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1	11	10	13	11.5	15	13.5	17	14.5
1.5	14	13	16.5	15	19.5	17.	5 22	18.5
2.5	18.5	17.5	23	20	27	24	30	25
4	25	23	30	27	36	32	40	34
6	32	29	38	34	46	41	51	43
10	43	39	52	46	63	57	70	60
16	57	52	69	62	85	76	94	80
25	75	68	90	80	112	96	119	101
35	92	83	111	99	138	119	148	126
50	110	99	133	118	168	144	180	153
70	139	125	168	149	213	184	232	196
95	167	150	201	179	258	223	282	238
120	192	172	232	206	299	259	328	276
150	219	196	258	225	344	299	379	319
185	248	223	294	255	392	341	434	364
240	291	261	344	297	461	403	514	430
300	334	298	394	339	530	464	593	497
400	-	-	470	402	634	557	715	597

* With or without protective conductor

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) [PVC/PVC Cables]

Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Conductor cross-sectional area	2-core cable a.c.	2-core cable single-phase a.c.			3-core or 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.
1	2	3			4
mm²	mV/A/m	mV/A/m			mV/A/m
1	44		44			38
1.5	29		29			25
2.5	18		18			15
4	11		11			9.5
6	7.3		7.3			6.4
10	4.4		4.4			3.8
16	2.8		2.8			2.4
		r	x	z	r	x	z
25	1.75	1.75	0.170	1.75	1.50	0.145	1.50
35	1.25	1.25	0.165	1.25	1.10	0.145	1.10
50	0.93	0.93	0.165	0.94	0.80	0.140	0.81
70	0.63	0.63	0.160	0.65	0.55	0.140	0.57
95	0.46	0.47	0.155	0.50	0.41	0.135	0.43
120	0.36	0.38	0.155	0.41	0.33	0.135	0.35
150	0.29	0.30	0.155	0.34	0.26	0.130	0.29
185	0.23	0.25	0.150	0.29	0.21	0.130	0.25
240	0.180	0.190	0.150	0.24	0.165	0.130	0.21
300	0.145	0.155	0.145	0.21	0.135	0.130	0.185
400	0.105	0.115	0.145	0.185	0.100	0.125	0.160

Multi-Core Cables with PVC Insulation, Armoured, PVC Outsheath 600/1000V
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) [CU/PVC/SWA/PVC Cable]

Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C	BS 6346
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Conductor cross-sectional area	Reference Method 1 (clipped direct)		Reference Method 11 (on a perforated horizontal cable tray or Reference Method 13 [free air] )		Direct in ground		In single way ducts
Conductor cross-sectional area	one 2-core cable singlephase a.c. or d.c.	one 3-core or 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.	one 2-core cable singlephase a.c. or d.c.	one 3-core or 4-core cable 3-phase a.c.	2-core	3-core or 4-core	2-core	3-core or 4-core
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm²	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1.5	21	18	22	19	32	27	26	22
2.5	28	25	31	26	41	35	34	29
4	38	33	41	35	55	47	45	38
6	49	42	53	45	69	59	57	48
10	67	58	72	62	92	78	76	64
16	89	77	97	83	119	101	98	83
25	118	102	128	110	158	132	129	107
35	145	125	157	135	190	159	154	126
50	175	151	190	163	225	188	183	153
70	222	192	241	207	277	233	225	190
95	269	231	291	251	332	279	271	228
120	310	267	336	290	377	317	309	260
150	356	306	386	332	422	355	346	292
185	405	348	439	378	478	401	393	331
240	476	409	516	445	551	462	455	382
300	547	469	592	510	616	517	510	428
400	621	540	683	590	693	580	574	490

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) [PVC/PVC Cables]

Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C	BS 6346
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Conductor cross-sectional area	2-core cable a.c.	2-core cable single-phase a.c.			2-core cable single-phase a.c. 3			Direct in ground		Direct in ground
1	2	3			4			5	6	7	8
mm²	mV/A/m	mV/A/m			mV/A/m			mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m
1.5	29		29			25		29	25	29	25
2.5	18		18			15		18	15	18	15
4	11		11			9.5		11	9.5	11	9.5
6	7.3		7.3			6.4		7.4	6.4	7.4	6.4
10	4.4		4.4			3.8		4.4	3.8	4.4	3.8
16	2.8		2.8			2.4		2.8	2.4	2.8	2.4
		r	x	z	r	x	z
25	1.75	1.75	0.17	1.75	1.5	0.145	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.5
35	1.25	1.25	0.165	1.25	1.1	0.145	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.1
50	0.93	0.93	0.165	0.94	0.8	0.14	0.81	0.94	0.82	0.94	0.82
70	0.63	0.63	0.16	0.65	0.55	0.14	0.57	0.66	0.57	0.66	0.57
95	0.46	0.47	0.155	0.5	0.41	0.135	0.43	0.49	0.42	0.49	0.42
120	0.36	0.38	0.155	0.41	0.33	0.135	0.35	0.4	0.35	0.40	0.35
150	0.29	0.30	0.155	0.34	0.26	0.13	0.29	0.34	0.29	0.34	0.29
185	0.23	0.25	0.15	0.29	0.21	0.13	0.25	0.29	0.25	0.29	0.25
240	0.18	0.19	0.15	0.24	0.165	0.13	0.21	0.24	0.21	0.24	0.21
300	0.145	0.155	0.145	0.21	0.135	0.13	0.185	0.21	0.18	0.21	0.18
400	0.105	0.115	0.145	0.185	0.1	0.125	0.16	0.19	0.17	0.19	0.17

Note :
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance