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BS 5308 Cables

BS5308 Part 1

 BS5308 Part 1 / Type 1 (unarmoured cables)

       BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type1 PE-OS-PVC

Application

The unarmoured versions (Part 1 Type 1) 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 petroleum industry.

Construction

BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type1 PE-OS-PVC

Conductor

Annealed copper, sizes: 0.5mm² and 0.75mm² mulitistranded(Class 5), 0.5 mm², 1.0 mm² solid(Class 1), 1.5mm² or 2.5mm², multistranded(Class 2) to BS6360

Insulation

PE (Polyethylene) type 03 to BS6234

Pairing

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

Colour code

See technical information

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

No.of Pairs

No.and Dia. of Wires

Nominal Conductor Cross-Sectional Area

Nominal Radial Thickness of Insulation

Nominal Thickness of Sheath

Nominal Dia. of Cable

Approx.Weight

 

no./mm

mm2

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

1

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

0.8

5.5

35

2

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

0.8

6.8

55

5

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.1

10.9

125

10

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.2

14.4

215

15

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.2

16.5

300

20

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.3

18.8

385

30

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.3

22.3

545

50

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.5

28.5

875

1

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

0.8

6.2

60

2

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

0.8

7.6

80


No.of Pairs

No.and Dia. of Wires

Nominal Conductor Cross-Sectional Area

Nominal Radial Thickness of Insulation

Nominal Thickness of Sheath

Nominal Dia. of Cable

Approx.Weight

 

no./mm

mm2

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

5

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.1

12.4

210

10

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.2

16.5

340

15

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.3

19.2

440

20

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.3

21.7

570

30

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.5

26.4

780

50

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.7

33.4

1130

1

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

0.8

6.7

75

2

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

0.9

8.4

100

5

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.2

13.8

250

10

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.3

18.4

450

15

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.5

21.1

600

20

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.5

24.4

920

30

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.7

29.5

980

50

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

2

37.6

1690

1

1/1.13

1

0.6

0.8

6.6

85

2

1/1.13

1

0.6

0.8

8

115

5

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.2

13.5

290

10

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.2

17.7

500

15

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.3

20.6

670

20

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.5

23.8

950

30

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.5

28.4

1030

50

1/1.13

1

0.6

2

36.6

1750

1

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

0.8

7.5

100

2

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

0.9

9.3

150

5

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.2

15.6

360

10

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.3

20.9

690

15

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.5

24.6

880

20

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.5

27.8

1230

30

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.7

33.7

1560

50

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2

43

2400