BS5308 Cable Part 1 Type 2 CAM SWA

Applications:

Indoor and outdoor installations generally used within industrial process plants and for data & voice transmission services. Also used for the interconnection of electrical equipment and instruments, particularly in and around process plants, where transducer generated signals are transmitted through marshalled circuits to panels, controllers and associated devices Part 1 cables are widely used throughout the petroleum industry.

Type 2 armoured cables are suitable for direct burial.

Conductors:

0.5sqmm & 0.75sqmm class 5 Flexible copper,

1.0sqmm class 1 solid copper,

1.5sqmm & 2.5sqmm class 2 stranded copper

Insulation:

PE (Polyethylene)

Core identification:

See link in technical information

Screen:

CAM (Collective aluminium mylar)

Sheath/Jacket:

PVC (Polyvinyl-Chloride)

Colour:

Black or Blue

Voltage:

300/500v

Bedding:

PE (Polyethylene)

Armour / Protection:

SWA (Steel wire armour)

Bending Radius:

6 x overall diameter

Binder tape:

Standards:

BS5308 Part 1 ,Insulated cables, instrumentation, PE
BS6234: Specification for polyethylene insulation and sheath of electric cables

BS EN 60332-3-Cat C

Note:

If you are considering installing in high UV exposure and/or high/low ambient temperatures i.e. desert/arctic conditions then special sheathing may be required