Cu/PVC/OSCR/Bd/Lsh/Bd/SWA/PVC BS 5308-2

Description:
Wire armoured instrumentation cable with lead sheath,
copper conductor & PVC insulation, cores form pairs,
pairs twisted in concentric layers, overall screen.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

No. of Cores & Cross Section Insulation Lead Armour Sheath Cable Total
+No. of Drain Wires & Cross Thickness Thickness Diameter Thickness Diameter Weight
Section Approx. Approx.
mm2 mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
1 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.1 1.25 1.5 18.9 895
2 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.1 1.25 1.6 23.4 1275
4 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.7 26.7 1705

6 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.8 30.4 2148

12 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.0 37.2 3272
16 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.1 40.8 3816

INSTRUMENTATION CABLES
24 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.6 2.0 2.2 47.1 4963
37 x 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.8 2.5 2.5 56.5 7166

1 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.1 1.25 1.5 19.4 955

2 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.7 25.7 1578
4 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.8 28.8 1981

6 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.8 32.4 2464

12 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.0 39.5 3681
16 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.5 2.0 2.1 43.3 4354

24 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.6 2.5 2.4 51.2 6059

37 x 2 x 1.5 + 1 x 0.5 RM 0.6 1.9 2.5 2.6 60.4 8243
1-Stranded Circular or Solid Conductor 2-PVC Insulation 3-Polyester Tape 4-Tinned Drain Wire 5-Aluminium Polyester Tape 6-Extruded Bedding PVC

7-Lead Sheath 8-Extruded Bedding PVC 9- Galvanized Steel Wire Armour 10-PVC Sheathing (Colour: Black, for intrinsically Safe Systems Blue).

Maximum conductor temperature: 70oC

Drain wire identical to conductor cross-section is also available.

Electrical Data

Electrical Properties Character Unit Values

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Conductor size nom. mm 0.5 0.75 1 1.5

Conductor resistance max. ohm/km 36.8 26.5 18.4 12.3

Insulation resistance min. M ohm.km 25
Mutual capacitance 1KHz max. nF/km 250
Capacitance between any
max. nF/km 450
core or screen at 1 kHz
L/R(ratio) max. mH/ohm 25 25 25 40
Test voltage Urms core:core V 1000
Urms core:screen V 1000
Rated voltage U0/U max. V 300/500

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