BS 5308 Cables  
BS5308 Part 1 / Type 1 BS5308 Part 1 / Type 2 BS5308 Part 2 / Type 1

BS 5308 Cables

BS5308 Part 1

 BS5308 Part 1 / Type 1 (unarmoured cables)

       BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 PE-OS-SWA-PVC

Application

The armoured versions (Part 1 Type 2) are generally used when the risk of mechanical damage is increased. The galvanised steel wire armour provides excellent protection. 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.The armored versions are generally use for outdoor installation for direct burial or installed in the duct and suitable for wet and damp areas.

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

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

Inner Sheath

PE (Polyethylene) type 2C or type 03 to BS6234

Amour

Galvanized steel wire armour

Outer sheath

PVC Sheath, type TM 1 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: 6 x overall diameter

Conductor Area Size

mm 2

0.5

0.5

0.75

1.0

1.5

Conductor Stranding

No. x mm

1 x 0.8

16 x 0.2

24 x 0.2

1 x 1.13

7 x 0.53

Conductor resistance max

ohm/km

36.8

39.7

26.5

18.2

12.3

Insulation resistance min

Gohm/km

5

5

5

5

5

Capacitance unbalance at 1kHz(pair to pair screen)

pF/250m

 

 

250

 

 

Max. Mutual Capacitance@ 1 kHz forNon OS or OScables (except one-pair andtwo-pairs)

pF/m

115

115

115

115

120

Max. Mutual Capacitance @1 kHz IS/OS cables (include1 pair and 2 pair)

pF/m

75

75

75

75

85

Max. L/R Ratio for adjacentcores(Inductance/Resistance)

μH/ohm

25

25

25

25

40

Test voltage

Core to core

V

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

Core to screen

V

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

Rated voltage max

V

300/500

300/500

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 bedding

Nominal Dia. over Bedding

Nominal Thickness of Armour

Nominal Thickness of Sheath

Nominal Dia. of Cable

Approx. Weight

 

no./mm

mm2

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

1

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

0.8

5.5

0.9

1.3

9.9

200

2

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

0.8

6.8

0.9

1.3

11.2

260

5

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.1

10.9

0.9

1.4

15.5

460

10

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.2

14.4

1.25

1.6

20.1

790

15

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.2

16.5

1.25

1.6

22.2

1100

20

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.3

18.8

1.6

1.7

25.4

1280

30

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.3

22.3

1.6

1.8

29.1

1520

50

1/0.8

0.5

0.5

1.5

28.5

1.6

2

35.7

2100

1

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

0.8

6.2

0.9

1.3

10.6

250

2

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

0.8

7.6

0.9

1.3

12

300


No.of Pairs

No.and Dia. of Wires

Nominal Conductor Cross-Sectional Area

Nominal Thickness of Insulation

Nominal Thickness of bedding

Nominal Dia. over Bedding

Nominal Thickness of Armour

Nominal Thickness of Sheath

Nominal Dia. of Cable

Approx. Weight

 

no./mm

mm2

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

5

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.1

12.4

0.9

1.5

17.2

560

10

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.2

16.5

1.25

1.6

22.2

970

15

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.3

19.2

1.6

1.7

25.8

1240

20

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.3

21.7

1.6

1.8

28.5

1640

30

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.5

26.4

1.6

1.9

33.4

1770

50

16/0.2

0.5

0.6

1.7

33.4

2

2.1

41.6

2770

1

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

0.8

6.7

0.9

1.4

10.9

280

2

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

0.9

8.4

0.9

1.4

12.8

330

5

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.2

13.8

1.25

1.6

19.3

750

10

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.3

18.4

1.6

1.8

24.3

1260

15

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.3

21.1

1.6

1.9

27

1480

20

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.5

24.4

1.6

2

31.4

1890

30

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

1.7

29.5

2

2.1

37

2440

50

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

2

37.6

2.5

2.4

47.3

3210

1

1/1.13

1

0.6

0.8

6.6

0.9

1.3

11

290

2

1/1.13

1

0.6

0.8

8

0.9

1.4

12.6

345

5

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.2

13.5

1.25

1.5

19

790

10

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.2

17.7

1.25

1.7

23.6

1310

15

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.3

20.6

1.6

1.8

27.4

1740

20

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.5

23.8

1.6

1.8

30.6

2040

30

1/1.13

1

0.6

1.5

28.4

1.6

2

35.6

2180

50

1/1.13

1

0.6

2

36.6

2

2.2

45

3500

1

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

0.8

7.5

0.9

1.4

11.9

320

2

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

0.9

9.3

0.9

1.5

14.1

420

5

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.2

15.6

1.25

1.6

21.6

940

10

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.3

20.9

1.6

1.8

27.4

1500

15

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.5

24.6

1.6

1.9

31.2

1970

20

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.5

27.8

1.6

2

35.8

2400

30

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.7

33.7

2

2.2

42.3

3170

50

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2

43

2.5

2.5

53.2

5020