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

BS 5308 Cables

BS5308 Part 2

 BS5308 Part 2 / Type 1

      BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type1 PVC-IS-OS-PVC

Application

The unarmoured versions (Part 2 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 chemical or petrolchemical industry.

Construction

Conductor

Annealed copper, sizes: 0.5mm² and 0.75mm² mulitistranded(Class 5), 1.5mm² multistranded(Class 2) to BS6360

Insulation

PVC (polyvinyl chloride), type TI1 to BS 6746

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

Conductor Area Size

mm 2

0.5

0.75

1.5

Conductor Stranding

No. x mm

16 x 0.2

24 x 0.2

7 x 0.53

Conductor resistance max

ohm/km

39.7

26.5

12.3

Insulation resistance min

Mohm/km

25

25

25

Max. Mutual Capacitance: pair or adjacent cores

pF/m

250

250

250

Capacitance between any core or screen max.

pF/m

400

400

400

Max. L/R Ratio for adjacent cores(Inductance/Resistance)

μH/ohm

25

25

40

Test voltage

Core to core

V

1000

1000

1000

Core to screen

V

1000

1000

1000

Rated voltage max

V

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 Sheath

Nominal Dia. of Cable

Approx.Weight

 

no./mm

mm2

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

50

24/0.2

0.75

0.6

2.2

43.9

2225

2

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.2

13.6

265

5

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.3

147.8

490

10

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.5

24.1

820

15

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.7

28.2

1110

20

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

1.7

31.9

1470

30

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2

38.8

2070

50

7/0.53

1.5

0.6

2.2

49.1

3340