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These Cables are designed for connection to electrical instrument circuits and provide communication services in process plants water treatment and chemical plants. The armoured version are suitable for direct burial.

Construction Details for BS5308 Part 1 Type 1
Type 1 - Unarmoured
Conductor:	Stranded or Solid Plain Annealed Copper	View Image
Insulation:	Polyethylene
Laying Up:	Cores Twisted together in Pairs
Binder Tape	PETP Transparent Tape
Screen	Aluminium Backed Polyester Tape in Continuous Contact with Tinner Copper Drain Wire.
Sheath:	PVC RP, Blue or Black

BS5308 Part 1 Type 1 Individually and Collectively Screened
No. of Cores & Size mm	No. of Pairs	Nominal O.D. mm	Approx Weight kg/km	Gland Size	A2
0.5	2	12.0	160	20S	M20
	5	15.2	250	20	M25
	10	21.6	480	25	M32
	20	27.3	780	32	M40

0.75	2	12.8	190	20S	M20
	5	16.3	270	20	M25
	10	22.7	550	25	M32
	20	29.8	960	32	M40

1.5	2	14.7	250	20S	M20
	5	18.8	400	20	M25/M32
	10	26.5	800	25	M40
	20	34.4	1400	32	M50S

BS5308 Part 1 Type 1 Collectively Screened
No. of Cores & Size mm	No. of Pairs	Nominal O.D. mm	Approx Weight kg/km	Gland Size	A2
0.5	1	7.0	60	-	M20
	2 (Quad)	7.9	80	-	M20
	5	13.1	200	20S	M25
	10	17.2	300	20	M25
	20	22.3	570	25	M32

0.75	1	7.3	75	-	M20
	2 (Quad)	8.3	100	-	M20
	5	14.3	250	20S	M25
	10	18.4	450	20	M25/32
	20	20.5	920	25	M32

1.5	1	8.3	100	-	M20
	2 (Quad)	9.7	150	20/16	M20
	5	16.4	360	20	M25
	10	21.6	670	25	M32
	20	28.5	1230	32	M40

Pairs are in accordance with BS5308 Part 1 1975 amendment July 1985 and INP4 which allows for either Black Blue Pairs identified by a number polyester film or Colour Coding.

Also available in LSF (Low Smoke and Fume Insulation and Sheath)

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Construction Details for BS5308 Part 1 Type 2
Type 2 - Armoured
Conductor:	Stranded or Solid Plain Annealed Copper	View Image
Insulation:	Polyethylene
Laying Up:	Cores Twisted together in Pairs
Binder Tape	PETP Transparent Tape
Screen	Aluminium Backed Polyester Tape in Continuous Contact with Tinner Copper Drain Wire.
Sheath:	PVC RP, Blue or Black

BS5308 Part 1 Type 2 Collectively Screened
No. of Cores & Size mm	No. of Pairs	Nominal O.D. mm	Approx Weight kg/km	Gland Size
0.5	1	11.4	250	20/16
	2 (Quad)	12.3	300	20S
	5	17.9	560	20
	10	22.9	970	25
	20	29.1	1640	32

0.75	1	11.7	280	20/16
	2 (Quad)	12.9	330	20S
	5	19.8	750	20
	10	25.3	1260	25
	20	31.3	1890	32

1.5	1	12.9	330	20S
	2 (Quad)	14.3	420	20S
	5	22.1	940	25
	10	28.4	1050	32

BS5308 Part 1 Type 2 Individually and Collectively Screened
No. of Cores & Size mm	No. of Pairs	Nominal O.D. mm	Approx Weight kg/km	Gland Size
0.5	2	16.8	460	20
	5	20.9	760	M25
	10	27.9	1300	32
	20	34.3	1870	40

0.75	2	17.6	500	M25
	5	22.0	920	25
	10	29.5	1610	M40
	20	37.8	2420	50S

0.75	2	20.4	730	M25
	5	25.4	1180	32
	10	33.5	1820	40
	20	42.6	3030	50

Construction Details for BS5308 Part 2
Type 1 - Unarmoured
Conductor:	Stranded or Solid Plain Annealed Copper	No Image Available
Insulation:	PVC
Laying Up:	Cores Twisted together in Pairs
Binder Tape	PETP Transparent Tape
Screen	Aluminium Backed Polyester Tape in Continuous Contact with Tinner Copper Drain Wire.
Sheath:	PVC RP, Blue or Black

Type 2 - Armoured
Conductor:	Stranded or Solid Plain Annealed Copper	No Image Available
Insulation:	PVC
Laying Up:	Cores Twisted together in Pairs
Binder Tape	PETP Transparent Tape
Screen	Aluminium Backed Polyester Tape in Continuous Contact with Tinner Copper Drain Wire.
Sheath:	PVC RP, Blue or Black
Bedding:	Polyethylene
Armour:	Galvanised Steel Wire Armour