These cables are ideal for use in industrial and commercial applications where smoke/toxic gas release is a problem in the event of a fire and mechanical damage is a threat. Although they were originally conceived for industrial instrumentation applications BS 5308 cables are now used within a wide variety of industries including commercial building management control.BS 5308 cables are available with collective aluminium tape (CAT) screening or individual and collective aluminium tape (ICAT) screens to ensure correct signal transmission in noisy electrical environments.
Voltage Rating:Temperature Rating:Conductor Stranding:L/R Ratio:0.5mm² & 0.75mm²1.5mm²Flame Retardant:Smoke Emission:Halogen Emission:Manufactured Generally To:
300/500V+65°C (minimum 0°C for installation)IEC 60228 Class 1, 2 or 5 plain copper conductors25 µH/Ohm40 µH/OhmIEC 60332-1-2, IEC 60332-3-24 Cat CIEC 61034-1 & 2IEC 60754-1 & 2BS 5308 Part 1
Type: CAT – Collective Aluminium Tape ScreenPlain annealed copper wire conductors to IEC 60228, class 1, 2 or 5, PE insulation, laid up as cores or twisted into pairs or triples, overall aluminium/polyester foil screen and 0.5mm² tinned copper drain wire, PE bedding, GSWA armour, LSHF sheath – black or blue.Type: ICAT – Individual & Collective Aluminium Tape ScreenPlain annealed copper wire conductors to IEC 60228, class 1, 2 or 5, PE insulation, cores twisted into pairs or triples, each pair aluminium/polyester foil screen and 0.5mm² tinned copper drain wire, units laid up, collective aluminium/polyester foil screen and 0.5mm² tinned copper drain wire, PE bedding, GSWA armour, LSHF sheath – black or blue.
CAT: Cables up to 50 pair are colour coded in accordance with BS 5308 pt 1, appendix A. Two pair cables are twisted as a quad and coloured black, blue, green, brown.ICAT: Each pair black, blue and numbered.
Increased flame retardant versions to IEC 60332-3-24 Cat C and fire resistant versions to IEC 60331-21 are available on request. 0.6/1kV versions can be manufactured to order.
Capacitance figures are mutual @ 1kHz.Larger pair counts and triple configurations are available on request.
Flexible & Specialist Cables, Alban Point, Alban Park, Hatfield Road, St. Albans, Herts AL4 0JX