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Instrumentation Cables

1.BS5308 Part 2

BS5308 Part2 Instrumentation Cable PVC Insulated
VDE Ref Code  
PVC Sheath Version LSOH Sheath Version:
RE-Y(St)Y (Overall Screen) RE-H (St)H(Overall Screen)
RE-Y(St)Y PiMF(Individual Screen+Overall Screen) RE-H(St)HPiMF(Individual Screen+Overall Screen)
RE-Y(St)Y-SWA(Overall Screen+Steel Wire Armour) RE-H(St)-H-SWA(Overall Screen+Steel Wire Armour)
RE-Y(St)Y PiMF-SWA(Individual Screen+Overall Screen+Steel Wire Armour) RE-H(St)HPiMF-SWA(Individual Screen+Overall Screen+ Steel Wire Armour
Construction  
Conductor:Annealed solid copper(Class 1),stranded(Class2), Binder tape:A 23 micron p.e.t.p.tape applied with the metallic side down in electrica contact with a 0.5 0.5mm 2 tinned copper drain wire over the p.e.t.p.binder tape.
or fiexible(Class 5) to BS5360 .
Core/Pair identification: . Collective screen:
Multicore cables: Aluminium/p.e.t.p.laminated tape applied with the metallic side
Up to 40 cores-yellow down in electrical contact with a 0.5mm 2 tinned copper
.cores with black numbers drain wire over the p.e.t.p.binder tape.
41-80 cores-black Outer protection:
cores with black numbers Type 1 Extruded flame retardant PVC sheath.
Multipair cables:Colour coded Type 2 Extruded PVC Type TM1 ,galvanised steel wire armour,extruded flame
in accordance with Colour retardant PVC sheath.
Code Chart 2 on page 6  
Pair screens  
Aluminium/p.e.t.p.Laminated tape applied with the metallic Minimum bending radius:
side down in electrical contact with a 0.5 mm 2 tinned copper drain wire. Type 1 8 x diameter.
A 23 micron isolation tape is applied over the screening tape with a Type 2 12xdiameter.
minimum 50% overlap.  
Voltage rating Temperature rating
300 volt core to earth and 500 volt core to core at maximum During Operation:-40 ℃+70℃
temperature of 65 ℃ During Installation:-0 ℃+50℃
These cables are not for direct connection to the public mains supply

Electrical characteristics

Parameter Note Unit Conductor size
0.5mmsq
(16/0.2mm) 		0.75mmsq
(24/0.2mm) 		1.5mmsq
(7/0.53mm)
Conductor resistance Multicore max. Ω/Km 39
39.7 		26
26.5		 12.1
12.3
Multipair
Insulation resistance min. MΩxKm 25 25 25
Mutual capacitance at 1 kH
Mutual capacitance of the pairs or adjacent cores 		max. pF/m 250 250 250
Capacitance between any core or screen max. pF/m 450 450 450
Inductance/resistance ratio(L/R) max. μH/Ω 25 25 40
Test voltage (Core:core) - V V 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
1000
(Core:core)
Rated voltage max. V 300/500 300/500 300/500
 

MULTICORE INSTRUMENTATION CABLES(UNARMOURED)
TO BS 5308 PART 2-COLLECTIVELY SCREENED

MULTIPAIR INSTRUMENTATION CABLES(UNARMOURED)TO BS 5308
PART 2 TYPE 1- COLLECTIVELY SCREENED

MULTICORE INSTRUMENTATION CABLES(ARMOURED)
TO BS 5308 PART 2 TYPE 2-COLLECTIVELY SCREENED

MULTIPAIR INSTRUMENTATION CABLES(ARMOURED)TO
BS 5308 PART2TYPE 2- COLLECTIVELY SCREENED

COLOUR CODE CHART 2

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