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PVC Instrumentation Cable
IS/OS Unarmoured & Armoured Cable
| APPLICATION | This cable is used in machines, measuring instruments, and control systems for the transmission of analogue and digit signals |
| VOLTAGE RATING |
300/500V |
| CONSTRUCTION | Plain annealed copper, PVC insulation, layer of polyester tape, aluminum foil, tinned drain wire, unarmoured or steel wire armoured, PVC compound sheath |
| INSULATION COLOUR |
White/Black insulation printed with numbers |
| SPECIFICATION | BS5308 Part2 |
Detailed Specification- Technical Specification
No. of |
Conductor |
Insulation |
Unarmoured Cable |
Armoured Cable |
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Nominal Area |
No./Dia of Strand |
Thickness |
Approx. Overall Diameter |
Approx. Weight |
Approx. Overall Diameter |
Approx. Weight |
|
|
mm2 |
No./mm |
mm |
mm |
kg/km |
mm |
kg/km |
2 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
12.0 |
135 |
17.0 |
470 |
5 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
15.0 |
240 |
21.0 |
770 |
10 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
21.0 |
410 |
28.0 |
1320 |
15 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
60 |
31.5 |
1640 |
20 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
27.5 |
750 |
34.5 |
1900 |
30 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
32.5 |
1100 |
40.5 |
2750 |
2 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
13.0 |
200 |
17.5 |
500 |
5 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
16.5 |
275 |
22.0 |
850 |
10 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
22.5 |
480 |
29.5 |
1450 |
15 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
26.5 |
700 |
33.5 |
1830 |
20 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
30.0 |
900 |
38.0 |
2450 |
30 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
35.5 |
1300 |
44.0 |
3200 |
2 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
14.0 |
220 |
20.5 |
730 |
5 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
19.0 |
400 |
25.5 |
1200 |
10 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
26.5 |
740 |
33.5 |
1860 |
15 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
31.0 |
1050 |
39.0 |
2660 |
20 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
34.5 |
1350 |
43.0 |
3100 |
30 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
41.0 |
2000 |
51.0 |
4550 |
1. Test Voltage : 1000 Vr.m.s. for 1 minute between each conductor in turn and all the other conductors connected together, and between each conductor in turn and the screen/armour
2. Maximum D.C. Conductor Resistance at 20°C
Conductor Size |
Multi-Core |
Multi-Pair |
0.5 mm2 |
39.0 |
39.7 |
0.75 mm2 |
26.0 |
26.5 |
1.0 mm2 |
18.1 |
18.4 |
1.5 mm2 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
2.5 mm2 |
7.41 |
7.54 |
3. Minimum Insulation Resistance at 20°C
|
PE Insulated |
PVC Insulated |
Individual Conductor (between each conductor and remaining bunched conductors/screen and/or armour) |
5000 MΩikm |
25 MΩikm |
Individual Screens (between screens) |
1 MΩikm |
1 MΩikm |
4. Maximum Mutual Capacitance at 1 KHz (pF/m)
Cable Type |
Conductor Size |
0.5mm2 |
1.0mm2 |
1.5mm2 |
PE Insulated |
Cables without |
75 pF/m |
75 pF/m |
85 pF/m |
PE Insulated |
All cables with |
115 pF/m |
115 pF/m |
120 pF/m |
PVC Insulated |
Pairs or adjacent cores |
|
250 pF/m |
|
5. Maximum Capacitance Unbalance at 1 KHz
PE Insulated Cables : 250 pF / 250 m
PVC Insulated Cables : 450 pF / m
6. Maximum L/R Ratio (for Adjacent Cores)
Conductor Size |
Multi-Core |
0.5 mm2 |
25 μH/Ω |
0.75 mm2 |
25 μH/Ω |
1.0 mm2 |
25 μH/Ω |
1.5 mm2 |
40 μH/Ω |
