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Instrumentation Cables

DEFENCE STANDARD-C

61-12 Part 4 & 5 multicore type C
Multicore PVC insulated cables Screened 440V R.M.S


Application
Ministry of defence approved for general electronic use

Specification

Conductors: flexible tinned annealed copper conductor
Insulation: PVC insulated
Colour ident. : see chart below
Binder tape: polyester taped
Screen: Tinned copper wire braid
Outer sheath: PVC black or grey (colours can be manufactured)
Voltage rating: 440 V R.M.S. at 1600Hz
Temperature rating:70°C maximum operating temperature
Also available in LSZH

CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION FOR DEF-STAN CABLES

1
RED

2
BLUE

3
GREEN

4
YELLOW

5
WHITE

6
BLACK

7
BROWN

8
VIOLET

9
ORANGE

10
PINK

11
TURQUOISE

12
GREY

13
RED/
BLUE

14
GREEN/
RED

15
YELLOW/
RED

16
WHITE/
RED

17
RED/
BLACK

18
RED/
BROWN

19
YELLOW/
BLUE

20
WHITE/
BLUE

21
BLUE/
BLACK

22
ORANGE/
BLUE

23
GREEN/
BLUE

24
GREY/
BLUE

25
YELLOW/
GREEN

26
WHITE/
GREEN

27
GREEN/
BLACK

28
ORANGE/
GREEN

29
GREY/
GREEN

30
YELLOW/
BROWN

31
WHITE/
BROWN

32
BROWN/
BLACK

33
GREY/
BROWN

34
YELLOW/
VIOLET

35
VIOLET/
BLACK

36
WHITE/
VIOLET

* CABLE CONTAINING UP TO 25 CORES
CORE 23 YELLOW/GREEN
CORE 24 WHITE /GREEN
CORE 25 ORANGE/GREEN
CABLE CONTAINING OVER 25 CORES UP TO 36 CORES AS ABOVE TABLE.
SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 4 7/0.20mm (0.22mm² )
Rating 1 amp per core

Cable Ref.

Number of
Cores

Nominal
O/Dia (mm)

Weight
kg /km

7-2-2C

2

3.9

23

7-2-3C

3

4.1

27

7-2-4C

4

4.4

32

7-2-6C

6

5.6

55

7-2-8C

8

5.9

69

7-2-12C

12

6.9

83

7-2-18C

18

8.2

110

7-2-25C

25

9.5

150

7-2-36C

36

10.8

200

SPECIFICATION DEF-STAN 61-12 Part 5 16 / 0.2mm (0.5mm² )
Rating 2.5 amp per core

Cable Ref.

Number of
Cores

Nominal
O/Dia (mm)

Weight
kg /km

16-2-1C

1

3.6

24

16-2-2C

2

6.5

69

16-2-3C

3

6.8

79

16-2-4C

4

7.3

92

16-2-6C

6

8.3

120

16-2-8C

8

8.9

146

16-2-12C

12

10.5

190

16-2-18C

18

12.5

250

16-2-25C

25

14.1

320

16-2-36C

36

16.1

395