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DEFENCE STANDARD-A

61-12 Parts 4&5 Multicore Type A

Multicore PVC insulated cables unscreened 440V R.M.S.

Application

Ministry of defence approved for general electronic use.

Construction

Conductors: Flexible tinned annealed copper

Insulation: PVC

Binder tape: Polyester tape

Outer sheath: PVC

Voltage rating: 440V R.M.S AT 1600 Hz

Temperature rating:70°C maximum operating temperature

Also available in LSOH

CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION FOR DEF. STANDARD CABLES

1
RED
2
BLUE
3
GREEN
4
YELLOW
5
WHITE
6
BLACK
7
BROWN
8
VIOLET
9
ORANGE
10
PINK
11
TURQUOISE
12
GREY
13
RED/
BLUE
14
GREEN/
RED
15
YELLOW/
RED
16
WHITE/
RED
17
RED/
BLACK
18
RED/
BROWN
19
YELLOW/
BLUE
20
WHITE/
BLUE
21
BLUE/
BLACK
22
ORANGE/
BLUE
23
GREEN/
BLUE
24
GREY/
BLUE
25
YELLOW/
GREEN
26
WHITE/
GREEN
27
GREEN/
BLACK
28
ORANGE/
GREEN
29
GREY/
GREEN
30
YELLOW/
BROWN
31
WHITE/
BROWN
32
BROWN/
BLACK
33
GREY/
BROWN
34
YELLOW/
VIOLET
35
VIOLET/
BLACK
36
WHITE/
VIOLET

* CABLE CONTAINING UP TO 25 CORES
CORE 23 YELLOW/GREEN
CORE 24 WHITE /GREEN
CORE 25 ORANGE/GREEN
CABLE CONTAINING OVER 25 CORES UP TO 36 CORES AS ABOVE TABLE .
SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 4 7 / 0.20mm (0.20mm²)

Rating 1 amp per core

Cable Ref. Number of
Cores
Nominal
O/Dia (mm)
Weight
kg /km
7-2-2A 2 3.4 13
7-2-3A 3 3.6 16
7-2-4A 4 3.9 20
7-2-6A 6 4.5 30
7-2-12A 12 6.2 53
7-2-18A 18 7.3 80
7-2-25A 25 8.8 100
7-2-36A 36 9.8 140

SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 5 16 / 0.2mm (0.8mm²)

Rating 2.5 amp per core

Cable Ref. Number of
Cores
Nominal
O/Dia (mm)
Weight
kg /km
16-2-2A 2 5.6 34
16-2-3A 3 5.8 42
16-2-4A 4 6.1 52
16-2-6A 6 6.9 75
16-2-12A 12 9.5 120
16-2-18A 18 11 180
16-2-25A 25 13.1 230
16-2-36A 36 15.3 353