Instrumetation cable

Specifications

BS5308 Instrumetation cable
Cu/PVC/APLF/PVC
Standard:IEC60502-1 & 60332/BS 5308
Voltage: 0.6/1kV
Certificate: ISO, CCC..

Instrumetation cable

Application:

BS5308 cables are used to carry voice and data services, they also serve as the interconnection between electrical equipment and instruments, particularly in and around process plants, where transducer generated signals are transmitted through to panels, controllers and other devices.

Standards:

BS5308 Part 1

Conductor:

Class 1 solid, class 2 stranded or class 5 flexible plain copper to BS EN 60228:2005 (previously BS6360)

Pairing:

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

Insulation:

PE (Polyethylene) to BS6234 or XLPE (Cross Linked Polyethylene) to BS5308 or LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen)

Filler Core:

Unspecified material

Drain Wire:

Tinned copper

Screen:

Individually Screened Pairs:
Aluminium/polyester tape is applied to each pair, metallic side down and in continuous contact with a 0.5mm² tinned copper drain wire

Collectively Screened Cables:
Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over the laid up pairs metallic side down and in continuous contact with a 0.5mm² tinned copper drain wire

Sheath:

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) to BS7655 or LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen)

Sheath Colour:

Blue or Black

Voltage Rating:

300/500V

Temperature Rating:

Fixed: -30°C to + 70°C
Flexing: -5°C to + 50°C

Pair Identification - Individually Pair Screened:

See Pair Identification table on page 2 of the data-sheet pdf

Note:

These cables are not suitable for direct connection to the public mains supply

RoHS Compliant

BS5308 Instrumentation Cable Part 1 Type 1

No. of Pairs x Nominal Cross Sectional Area # x mm²	Nominal No. and Nominal Diameter of Strands#/mm	Nominal Overall Diameter mm	Nominal Weight kg/Km
1 x 0.50	16/0.2	7	60
1 x 0.75**	24/0.2	7.3	75
1 x 1.00	1/1.13	7.4	85
1 x 1.50	7/0.53	8.3	100
2 x 0.50	16/0.2	7.9	80
2 x 0.75**	24/0.2	8.3	100
2 x 1.00	1/1.13	8.4	115
2 x 1.50	7/0.53	9.7	150
5 x 0.50	16/0.2	13.1	210
5 x 0.75**	24/0.2	14.3	250
5 x 1.00	1/1.13	14.2	290
5 x 1.50	7/0.53	16.4	360
10 x 0.50	16/0.2	17.2	340
10 x 0.75**	24/0.2	18.7	450
10 x 1.00	1/1.13	18.4	500
10 x 1.50	7/0.53	21.6	690
20 x 0.50	16/0.2	22.3	570
20 x 0.75**	24/0.2	24.5	920
20 x 1.00	1/1.13	24.4	950
20 x 1.50	7/0.53	28.5	1230
30 x 0.50	16/0.2	26.9	780
30 x 0.75**	24/0.2	29.5	980
30 x 1.00	1/1.13	29	1030
30 x 1.50	7/0.53	34.3	1560
50 x 0.50	16/0.2	33.9	1130
50 x 0.75**	24/0.2	37.4	1690
50 x 1.00	1/1.13	37.3	1750
50 x 1.50	7/0.53	43.6	2400
2 x 0.50	16/0.2	12	100
2 x 0.75**	24/0.2	12.8	190
2 x 1.00	1/1.13	12.8	200
2 x 1.50	7/0.53	14.7	250
5 x 0.50	16/0.2	15.2	250
5 x 0.75**	24/0.2	16.3	270
5 x 1.00	1/1.13	16.2	290
5 x 1.50	7/0.53	18.8	460
10 x 0.50	16/0.2	21.1	480
10 x 0.75**	24/0.2	22.6	550
10 x 1.00	1/1.13	22.6	580
10 x 1.50	7/0.53	26.5	760
20 x 0.50	16/0.2	27.3	780
20 x 0.75**	24/0.2	29.8	960
20 x 1.00	1/1.13	29.8	1010
20 x 1.50	7/0.53	34.4	1350
30 x 0.50	16/0.2	32.3	1020
30 x 0.75**	24/0.2	35.9	1100
30 x 1.00	1/1.13	35.4	1430
30 x 1.50	7/0.53	41	1900
50 x 0.50	16/0.2	41.7	1680
50 x 0.75**	24/0.2	45	2210
50 x 1.00	1/1.13	44.9	2360
50 x 1.50	7/0.53	52.2	3060