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Walking the Tightrope of CPR Specification
Jul 15, 2020You’re on a rooftop, looking across an empty sky 900 feet above the ground. Your foot hovers over the ledge and touches a cable just a couple of centimetres wide. As you force your body forward, white knuckled hands gripped tight around a balancing pole,
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KNX Certified One Pair Cable
May 27, 2014KNX member FS Cables has added the KNX certified 1 pair cable to its KNX range. Similar in construction to the standard 2 x 2 x 0.8mm, the one pair version features a single twisted solid conductor pair with a foil screen in a green low smoke halogen fre
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Use Approved Cable or Die!
Oct 16, 2012That's the message from some in the industry. The reality may be different, as Jon Herbert explains. There’s been a lot in the press recently about the choices facing the cable buyer regarding approvals, foreign cable and quality issues.
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LUL approval for the Draka Firetuf range
Oct 16, 2012FS Cables are pleased to announce that the Draka Firetuf range of data and coax cables have successfully met the requirements of LUL standard 2-01001-002. As the official distributor of the Draka Firetuf range of data and coax cables FS Cables are deligh
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Link-Up Approval for FS Cables
Oct 16, 2012FS Cables is pleased to announce its status as a Link-Up approved supplier. Link-Up is the supplier qualification and verification scheme for the UK rail industry and ensures and maintains the quality of products and services to this sector.
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Cable Approvals Update
Oct 16, 2012Following on from the article in the last issue entitled ‘Use Approved Cable or Die’, BASEC wrote to us to provide more information on testing and approvals. They do visit BASEC approved manufacturers several times a year and test samples from production
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KNX Update
Oct 16, 2012In addition to the KNX two pair cable, FSC now offer duct grade, armoured and white versions with KNX certification. The duct grade version features a tough black UV resistant polyethylene (PE) waterproof jacket over the standard LSHF inner sheath. The a
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Draka Firetuf Data and Coax Becomes FT Data and FT Coax
Oct 15, 2012FS Cables, working in partnership with Draka are the official distribution partner for the FT range of high performance circuit integrity cables. Previously known as Firetuf, these cables provide continued functionality in the event of fire. Both types o
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Antennax Passes IEC 60332-3-24 Fire Test
Oct 15, 2012The FS Cables Antennax range of LSHF microwave cables have been enhanced and independently tested by leading test house BRE to meet IEC 60332-3-24 flame retardance requirements. The cables tested were the 50 Ohm ANT-400-LSHF, ANT-600-LSHF and the 75 Ohm A
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17th Edition Wiring Regulations
Oct 15, 2012Confused by the new wiring regulations? Safe-T-Shield hits the nail right on the head The 17th Edition Wiring Regulations BS7671: 2008 set by the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) came into effect on July 1st 2008 and have important implications fo
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FS Cables Join CC-Link Association
Oct 15, 2012As a CC-Link cable supplier, FS Cables has joined the CC-Link association. CC-Link (Control & Communication Link) is an integrated family of open networks originally developed by Mitsubishi Electric.
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KNX Cable Approval
Oct 12, 2012FS Cables have joined the KNX association as a KNX certified cable supplier. KNX is an ideal solution for consultants, specifiers, designers, installers and end users as a flexible, user friendly and energy efficient system.
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