BS 5308 Cables

BS 5308 Cables

BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type1 PVC-IS-OS-PVC

Application

BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type1 PVC-IS-OS-PVC are generally use for indoor installation and suitable for wet and

damp areas. Generally used within industrial process manufacturing plants for communication, data and voice

transmission signals and services, Also used for the interconnection of electrical equipment and instruments,

typically in chemical or petrolchemical industry.

Construction

BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type1 PVC-IS-OS-PVC

Conductor :Annealed copper, sizes: 0.5mm² and 0.75mm² mulitistranded(Class 5), 1.5mm² multistranded(Class

2) to BS6360

Insulation :PVC (polyvinyl chloride), type TI1 to BS 6746

Pairing :Two insulated conductors uniformly twisted together with a lay not exceeding 100mm

Colour code :See technical information

Individual screen :Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over each pair metallic side down in contact with tinned

copper drain wire, 0.5mm²

Binder tape :PETP transparent tape

Collective screen :Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over the laid up pairs metallic side down in contact with

tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm²

Outer sheath:PVC Sheath, type TM 1 or type 6 to BS 6746

Sheath colour:Black or blue

Mechanical and Electrical Properties

Operating temperature: -40˚C up to + 70˚C( fixed installation)

                                        0˚C to +50˚C(during operation )

Minimum bending radius: 5 x overall diameter

Conductor Area Size mm2 0.5 0.75 1.5
Conductor Stranding No. x mm 16 x 0.2 24 x 0.2 7 x 0.53
Conductor resistance max ohm/km 39.7 26.5 12.3
Insulation resistance min Mohm/km 25 25 25
Max. Mutual Capacitance: pair or adjacent cores pF/m 250 250 250
Capacitance between any core or screen max. pF/m 400 400 400
Max. L/R Ratio for adjacent cores(Inductance/Resistance) μH/ohm 25 25 40
Test voltage Core to core V 1000 1000 1000
Core to screen V 1000 1000 1000
Rated voltage max V 300/500 300/500 300/500

 

No.of Pairs No.and Dia. of Wires Nominal Conductor Cross-Sectional Area Nominal Thickness of Insulation Nominal Thickness of Sheath Nominal Dia. of Cable Approx.Weight
  no./mm mm2 mm mm mm kg/km
50 24/0.2 0.75 0.6 2.2 43.9 2225
2 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.2 13.6 265
5 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.3 147.8 490
10 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.5 24.1 820
15 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 28.2 1110
20 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 1.7 31.9 1470
30 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2 38.8 2070
50 7/0.53 1.5 0.6 2.2 49.1 3340