BS 5308 Cables  
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BS 5308 Cables

BS5308 Part 1

 BS5308 Part 1 / Type 1 (unarmoured cables)

       BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type1 PE-IS-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

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

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

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

15

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.5

22.6

570

20

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.5

25.7

780

30

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.7

31

1020

50

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

2.2

39.9

1680

2

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.1

11.9

200

5

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.2

15.4

290

10

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.3

20.5

580

15

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.5

24.1

780

20

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.7

27.7

1010

30

1/1.13

1

0.6

2

33.7

1430

50

1/1.13

1

0.6

2.2

42.5

2360

2

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.2

13.6

250

5

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.3

17.7

460

10

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.5

23.9

760

15

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.7

28

1020

20

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2

31.7

1350

30

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2.2

38.6

1900

50

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2.2

48.9

3060