BS5308 instrumentation cables

BS5308 Instrumentation Cables Types

BS5308 Part 1 / Type 1 (unarmoured cables)

• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 1 PE-OS-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 1 PE-IS-OS-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 1 MG-XLPE-OS-LSOH
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 1 XLPE-OS-LSOH
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 1 XLPE-IS-OS-LSOH

BS5308 Part 1 / Type 2 (armoured cables)

• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 PE-OS-SWA-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 PE-IS-OS-SWA-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 MG-XLPE-OS-SWA-LSOH
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 MG-XLPE-IS-OS-SWA-LSOH
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 XLPE-OS-SWA-LSOH
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 XLPE-IS-OS-SWA-LSOH

BS5308 Part 1 / Type 3 (lead sheath cables)

• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 3 PE-OS-Lead-SWA-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 3 PE-IS-OS-Lead-SWA-PVC

BS5308 Part 2 / Type 1 (unarmoured cables)

• BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type 1 PVC-OS-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type 1 PVC-IS-OS-PVC

BS5308 Part 2 / Type 2 (armoured cables)

• BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type 2 PVC-OS-SWA-PVC
• BS5308 Cable Part 2 Type 2 PVC-IS-OS-SWA-PVC

RE-2Y(St)Y BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 1 PE-OS-PVC 

APPLICATIONS

BS 5308 Cable Part 1 Type1 PE-OS-PVC 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 or tinned 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
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		mm²	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 unbalanceat 1 kHz(pair to pair screen)		pF/250m	250
Max. Mutual Capacitance @ 1 kHz forNon OS or OS cables (except one-pair and two-pairs)		pF/m	115	115	115	115	120
Max. Mutual Capacitance @ 1 kHz IS/OS cables(include 1 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

PARAMETER

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
1	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	5.5	35
2	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	6.8	55
5	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	1.1	10.9	125
10	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	1.2	14.4	215
15	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	1.2	16.5	300
20	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	1.3	18.8	385
30	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	1.3	22.3	545
50	1/0.8	0.5	0.5	1.5	28.5	875
1	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	0.8	6.2	60
2	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	0.8	7.6	80
5	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	1.1	12.4	210
10	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	1.2	16.5	340
15	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	1.3	19.2	440
20	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	1.3	21.7	570
30	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	1.5	26.4	780
50	16/0.2	0.5	0.6	1.7	33.4	1130
1	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	0.8	6.7	75
2	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	0.9	8.4	100
5	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	1.2	13.8	250
10	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	1.3	18.4	450
15	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	1.5	21.1	600
20	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	1.5	24.4	920
30	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	1.7	29.5	980
50	24/0.2	0.75	0.6	2	37.6	1690
1	1/1.13	1	0.6	0.8	6.6	85
2	1/1.13	1	0.6	0.8	8	115
5	1/1.13	1	0.6	1.2	13.5	290
10	1/1.13	1	0.6	1.2	17.7	500
15	1/1.13	1	0.6	1.3	20.6	670
20	1/1.13	1	0.6	1.5	23.8	950
30	1/1.13	1	0.6	1.5	28.4	1030
50	1/1.13	1	0.6	2	36.6	1750
1	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	0.8	7.5	100
2	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	0.9	9.3	150
5	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	1.2	15.6	360
10	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	1.3	20.9	690
15	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	1.5	24.6	880
20	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	1.5	27.8	1230
30	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	1.7	33.7	1560
50	7/0.53	1.5	0.6	2	43	2400

 

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