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Main Cable Specifications

BS 5099

Voltage levels for spark testing

BS 5467

Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V

BS 6004

PVC insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V

BS 6346

PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and
1 900/3300 V

BS 6360

Specification for conductors in insulated cables and cords

BS 2004

Specification for PVC insulated cables and flexible cords for electric power and lighting

BS 6500

Flexible cords rated up to 300/500 V

AS/NZS 5000-1

Polymeric insulated- Part 1: For working voltages up to and including 600/1000 V

IDA TS L1-1

Specification for high count PVC Cable

IDA TS L1-2

Specification for low count PVC Cable

BS 6724

Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

BS 7211

Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring, and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

BS 7629

Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Multicore cables

BS 7846

600/1000 V armoured fire-resistant cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire

IEC 60227-3

PVC insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V

IEC 60228

Conductors of insulated cables

IEC 60502-1

Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) - Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3,6kV)

SS 358 PART 3

PVC insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V - Part 3: Non-sheathed cables for fixed wiring

BPO CW1308

Internal telephone cables

Materials Tests

BS 2627

Specification for wrought aluminium for electrical purposes

BS 6469

Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables

BS 7655

Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables

BS EN 10257

Zinc or zinc alloy coated non-alloy steel wire for armouring either power cables or telecommunication cables

IEC 60811

Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables

Fire Resistant & Flame Retardant Tests

AS/NZS 3013

Classification of the fire and mechanical performance of wiring systems

BS 6387 CAT CWZ

Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions

IEC 60331

Tests for electric cables under fire conditions – circuit integrity

SS 299 CAT CWZ

Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions

BS EN 50265

Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable

BS EN 50266

Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables

IEC 60332-1

Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions. Test for vertfical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable

IEC 60332-3

Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – Part 3: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables

Tests on Acid Gas Evolved

BS EN 50267

Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables

IEC 60754

Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables

Smoke Density Tests

BS EN 50268

Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions

IEC 61034

Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions



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