Highway Cables

British Standard Highway Cables

Traffic Signal Cable to BS 6346

Application and Description :

Traffic signal cable is used for the interconnection of traffic signal equipment or other applications requiring high

core configurations with mechanical robustness.

Standard and Approval:

BS 6346, BS 6360, BS 7655

Cable Construction:

Traffic Signal Cable to BS 6346

Conductor: Solid plain annealed copper, comply with BS 6360, Class 1

Insulation: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), TI1, comply with BS 7655

Bedding(for Armoured Cable Only): Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound

Armor(for Armoured Cable Only): Galvanized steel wire armor

Sheath: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), TM1, comply with BS7655

Sheath color: Orange

Traffic Signal Cable to BS 6346

Core Identification :

4 core - Red, Blue, Yellow, Green

8 core - Brown, Yellow, Green, Red, White, Blue, Black, Orange

12 core - Brown, Yellow, Green, Red, White, Blue, Black, Orange, Red/White, Grey, Red/Blue, Violet

16 core - Brown, Yellow, Green, Red, White, Blue, Black, Orange, Red/White, Grey, Red/Blue, Violet,

Brown/Red, Yellow/Red, Grey/Red, Black/Red

20 core - Brown, Yellow, Green, Red, White, Blue, Black, Orange, Red/White, Grey, Red/Blue, Violet,

Brown/Red, Yellow/Red, Grey/Red, Black/Red, Violet/Red, Orange/Red, Green/Red, Blue/White Binding Tape Color

Code: cables containing more than 25 pairs are assembled insub-sectors/

groups. These are identified by spirally applied color-coded nonhygroscopicbinding tapes. The binding

tapes use the same 25 pair color code.

Technical Characteristics:

Rated voltage: 600/Kft volts

Conductor Resistance: at 20°C: 18.1ohms/km(1.0mm2)

12.1 ohms/km(1.5mm2)

Minimum bending radius: 6 x Ø

Temperature range: -15º C - +70º C

Short circuit temperature: 160ºC

Flame retardant: BS EN 60332-1-2

Cable Parameter :

Number of Cores  Nominal Conductor Area Nominal Conductor Stranding Insulation Thickness Bedding Thickness Nominal diameter of armour wire Sheath Thickness Nominal O/D Approx Cable Weight
mm2 NO./mm mm mm mm mm mm Kg/km
Non armored cables
8 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 - - 1.4 12.6 218
12 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 - - 1.5 13.5 305
8* 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 - - 1.4 14.5 523
Armored cables
4 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 0.8 0.9 1.4 13.3 325
8 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.6 413
12 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 0.8 1.25 1.5 17.9 567
16 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 0.8 1.25 1.5 19.9 774
20 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 0.8 1.25 1.6 22.0 905
4 1.5 1/1.38 0.63 0.8 0.9 1.4 12.5 363
8 1.5 1/1.38 0.63 0.8 0.9 1.4 15.8 534
12 1.5 1/1.38 0.63 0.8 1.25 1.5 18.5 704
16 1.5 1/1.38 0.63 0.8 1.25 1.6 20.0 836
20 1.5 1/1.38 0.63 0.8 1.25 1.6 21.5 1040
8* 1.0 1/1.13 0.63 0.8 0.9 1.4 16.3 533
* includes additional 6mm2 integral earth conductor