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DEFENCE STANDARD-C

61-12 Part 4 & 5 multicore type C

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

Application

Ministry of defence approved for general electronic use

Specification

Conductors: flexible tinned annealed copper conductor

Insulation: PVC insulated

Colour ident. : see chart below

Binder tape: polyester taped

Screen: Tinned copper wire braid

Outer sheath: PVC black or grey (colours can be manufactured)

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

Temperature rating:70°C maximum operating temperature

Also available in LSZH

CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION FOR DEF-STAN 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 (0.22mm² )

Rating 1 amp per core

Cable Ref. Number of
Cores
Nominal
O/Dia (mm)
Weight
kg /km
7-2-2C 2 3.9 23
7-2-3C 3 4.1 27
7-2-4C 4 4.4 32
7-2-6C 6 5.6 55
7-2-8C 8 5.9 69
7-2-12C 12 6.9 83
7-2-18C 18 8.2 110
7-2-25C 25 9.5 150
7-2-36C 36 10.8 200

SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 5 16 / 0.2mm (0.5mm² )
Rating 2.5 amp per core

Cable Ref. Number of
Cores
Nominal
O/Dia (mm)
Weight
kg /km
16-2-1C 1 3.6 24
16-2-2C 2 6.5 69
16-2-3C 3 6.8 79
16-2-4C 4 7.3 92
16-2-6C 6 8.3 120
16-2-8C 8 8.9 146
16-2-12C 12 10.5 190
16-2-18C 18 12.5 250
16-2-25C 25 14.1 320
16-2-36C 36 16.1 395