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PAS 5308 Cables
Technical Reference
PAS5308 Part 2 Technical Information
PAS 5308 Part 2 Colour code
PAS 5308 Part 2 Colour Identification
*For bi- coloured cores the first colour is the base colour.
Single Quad (2 pair) without individual screens are colour coded in clockwise order of rotation: Black, Blue, Green
and Brown.
They can also be coded as following:
a) Unscreened pairs
They can also be identified by each pair in the cable having one black and one blue core. Each core shall also be
identified through marking by inscription of a number on the core’s insulation in accordance with BS EN 50334.
Both cores in a pair shall be marked with the same number.
b) Individually screened pairs
They can also be identified by each pair in the cable having one black and one blue core.Each pair shall be
covered in a numbered polyester film. The numbering shall be such that each pair is distinguishable from any
other pairs in the cable. The distance between each number shall not be greater than 50 mm.
For multicore cables
Up to 40 cores
All cores shall be yellow and numbered 1 to 40 with both printed numbers and written word, in black, e.g. core
10 would be yellow and identified by number “10, TEN” in black.
41 to 80 cores
All cores shall be black and numbered 1 to 40 with both printed numbers and written word, in a contrasting
colour, e.g. core 50 would be coloured black and identified by number “10, TEN” in yellow or white.
PAS 5308 Part 2- PVC Insulated
VDE Reference Code
PVC SheathType:
RE-Y(St)Y (Overall Screen)
RE-Y(St)Y PiMF (Individual Screen+Overall Screen)
RE-Y(St)Y-SWA (Overall Screen+Steel Wire Amour)
RE-Y(St)Y PiMF-SWA (Individual Screen+Overall Screen+Steel Wire Amour)