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PE Instrumentation Cable
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, PE 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 Part1 |
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 |
|
1 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
6.8 |
54 |
11.2 |
230 |
5 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
12.8 |
195 |
17.6 |
535 |
10 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
16.9 |
305 |
22.6 |
885 |
15 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
19.3 |
400 |
26.1 |
1245 |
20 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
21.6 |
530 |
28.4 |
1505 |
30 |
0.5 |
16/0.2 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
745 |
33.2 |
1875 |
1 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
7.1 |
69 |
11.5 |
256 |
5 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
13.9 |
255 |
19.5 |
738 |
10 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
18.4 |
414 |
24.7 |
1158 |
15 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
21.0 |
565 |
27.8 |
1442 |
20 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
23.7 |
760 |
30.5 |
1789 |
30 |
0.75 |
24/0.2 |
0.6 |
28.6 |
1006 |
36.3 |
2232 |
1 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
8.1 |
92 |
12.7 |
305 |
5 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
16.1 |
347 |
21.8 |
907 |
10 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
21.4 |
605 |
28.2 |
1280 |
15 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
24.9 |
816 |
31.9 |
1800 |
20 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
27.8 |
1117 |
35.0 |
2264 |
30 |
1.5 |
7/0.53 |
0.6 |
33.7 |
1566 |
41.8 |
3089 |
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 |
