Instrumentation Cables: Application | Product Range | Technical Data

Cables with annealed plain copper conductor conforming to IEC 60228 and insulated with Polythene
insulation as per BS:6234, cores twisted to form a pair and with or without overall screening of
Aluminium polyester tape with tinned copper drain wire and overall PVC sheathed , with or without
armour conforming to BS:5308- Part 1 and Part 2.

APPLICATION
Instrumentation cables are widely used in all industries in ‘process control’ equipments, and
spreading towards all industrial applications for carrying , communicating signals of voice and data,
interconnection of equipments and instruments in particular to those located in plants where the
transducer generated signals are transmitted to panels. Clear signals are provided from
electromagnetic interference, with the protection of electrical screening.

Instrumentation cables are more suitable for fixed installation, where there is no risk of mechanical
damage. Armoured versions are available on request.

PRODUCT RANGE
1. Ravicab Cables manufactures Un armoured multi pair, Instrumentation cables with annealed
plain / tinned copper conductors with conductivity >100% and purity >99.97% conforming to
BS:EN60228 and insulated with special grade Polyethylene insulation conforming to BS:6234, with
individually or collectively Almylar screened, and overall PVC / FR / FRLS / ZHFR material
sheathed cable in accordance with BS:5308 Part 1- Type 1

2. Ravicab Cables manufactures armoured multi pair, Instrumentation cables with annealed
plain / tinned copper conductors with conductivity >100% and purity >99.97% conforming to
BS:EN60228 and insulated with special grade Polyethylene insulation conforming to BS:6234, with
individually or collectively Almylar screened, and overall PVC / FR / FRLS / ZHFR material
sheathed cable in accordance with BS:5308 Part 1- Type 2
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3. Ravicab Cables manufactures armoured multi pair, Instrumentation cables with annealed
plain / tinned copper conductors with conductivity >100% and purity >99.97% conforming to
BS:EN60228 and insulated with special grade PVC insulation conforming to BS:7655, with
individually or collectively Almylar screened, and overall PVC / FR / FRLS / ZHFR material
sheathed cable in accordance with BS:5308 Part 2- Type 1

TECHNICAL DATA

1. IS:5308 Part 1 - Type 1 (Unarmoured)

- 1 Pair to 20 pairs, class 1-Solid, class 2-Stranded or class 5-Flexible copper conductor to
BS:EN:60228:2005,
- Insulated with Type 03 Polyethylene to BS:6234
- cores twisted to form a pair,
- individually or collectively screened with Aluminium/ polyester tape
- annealed tinned copper drain wire of 0.5 sq. mm,
- Cores colour coded as per BS:5308 Part 1
- and overall TM1 PVC sheathed to BS 7655 or LS0H cable in blue or black colour
- Pairs are colour coded in accordance with BS5308 part 1
- Bending radius: 6 x overall diameter
- Voltage 300/500 V
- Temperature rating: – 5 deg C to +50 deg c under fixed conditions.
- Meets Flame retardant characteristics as per IEC60332 part 1 / BS4066 part 1
- Mutual capacitance between cores 250 pf / m max @ 1 khz and Core to Screen
400pF/m max @ 1kHz

BS: 5308 Instrumentation cable Part 1 Type 1

No. of pairs x Number / Cable Approx. Approx.
Nominal area of Nominal diameter type overall weight
conductor of wires diameter
No. x sq. mm No. / mm mm Kg / km
1 x 0.5 16/0.2 Collectively screened 7.0 60
1 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 7.3 75
1 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 7.4 85
1 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 8.3 100
2 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 7.9 80
2 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 8.3 100
2 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 8.4 115
5 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 13.1 210
5 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 14.3 250
5 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 14.2 290
5 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 16.4 360
10 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 17.2 340
10 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 18.7 450
10 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 18.4 500
10 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 21.6 690
20 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 22.3 570
20 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 24.5 920
20 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 24.4 950
20 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 28.5 1230
2 x 0.5 16/0.2 Individually screened 12.0 100
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2 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 12.8 190

2 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 12.8 200
2 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 14.7 250
5 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 15.2 250
5 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 16.3 270
5 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 16.2 290
5 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 18.8 460
10 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 21.1 480
10 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 22.6 550
10 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 22.6 580
10 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 26.5 760
20 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 27.37 780
20 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 29.8 960
20 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 29.8 1010
20 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 34.4 1350

2. IS:5308 Part 1 - Type 2 (Armoured )

- 1 Pair to 20 pairs
- Copper conductor conform to BS:EN:60228:2005,
- Conductors 0.5 & 0.75 sq. mm as per class 5 (Flexible)
- Conductors 1 sq.mm to as per class 1 (solid)
- Conductors 1.5 & 2.5 sq. mm as per class 2 (stranded)
- Insulated with Type 03 Polyethylene to BS:6234
- cores twisted to form a pair,
- polyester binder taped
- individually or collectively screened with Aluminium/polyester tape
- annealed tinned copper drain wire of 0.5 sq. mm,
- Cores colour coded as per BS:5308 Part 1
- bedded with Type 03 Polythene to BS:6234
- Galvanised steel wire armoured as per BS:EN:10257-1:1998
- overall sheathed with TM1 PVC to BS: 7655or LS0H cable in blue or black colour
- Pairs are colour coded in accordance with BS5308 part 1
- Bending radius: 10 x overall diameter
- Voltage 300/500 V
- Temperature rating: – 5 deg C to +50 deg c under fixed conditions.
- Meets Flame retardant characteristics as per IEC60332 part 1 / BS4066 part 1
- Mutual capacitance between cores 250 pf / m max @ 1 khz and Core to Screen
400pF/m max @ 1kHz

BS: 5308 Instrumentation cable Part 1 Type 2

No. of pairs x Number / Cable Diameter Approx. Approx.
Nominal area of Nominal diameter type under Overall weight
conductor of wires armour diameter
No. x sq. mm No. / mm mm mm Kg / km
1 x 0.5 16/0.2 Collectively screened 7.0 11.4 250
1 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 7.3 11.7 280
1 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 7.4 11.8 290
1 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 8.3 12.9 320
2 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 7.9 12.3 300
2 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 8.3 12.9 330
2 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 8.4 13.0 345
2 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 9.7 14.3 420
5 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 13.1 17.9 560
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5 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 14.3 19.8 750

5 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 14.2 19.7 790
5 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 16.4 22.1 940
10 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 17.2 22.9 970
10 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 18.7 25.3 1260
10 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 18.4 24.3 1310
10 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 21.6 28.4 1500
20 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 22.3 29.1 1640
20 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 24.5 31.3 1890
20 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 24.4 31.2 2040
20 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 28.5 36.5 2500
2 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 12.0 16.8 460
2 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 12.8 17.6 500
2 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 12.8 17.6 515
2 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 14.7 20.4 730
5 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 15.2 20.9 760
5 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 16.3 22.0 920
5 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 16.2 21.9 950
5 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 18.8 25.4 1180
10 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 21.1 27.9 1300
10 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 22.6 29.5 1610
10 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 22.6 29.4 1330
10 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 26.5 33.5 1820
20 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 27.37 34.3 1870
20 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 29.8 37.8 2420
20 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 29.8 37.8 2540
20 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 34.4 44.6 3030

3. IS:5308 Part 2 - Type 1 (Unarmoured)

- 1 Pair to 20 pairs,
- copper conductor to BS:EN:60228:2005,
- Conductors 0.5 & 0.75 sq. mm as per class 5 (Flexible)
- Conductors 1 sq.mm to as per class 1 (solid)
- Conductors 1.5 & 2.5 sq. mm as per class 2 (stranded)
- Insulation with TI1 PVC to BS:7655
- Polyester binder taped
- cores twisted to form a pair,
- individually or collectively screened with Aluminium/polyester tape
- annealed tinned copper drain wire of 0.5 sq. mm,
- Pairs colour coded in accordance with BS:5308 Part 2
- Overall sheath with TM1 PVC to BS 7655 or LS0H
- Cable in blue or black colour
- Unarmoured cable is generally for indoor application
- Bending radius: 6 x overall diameter – Unarmoured and
- Voltage 300/500 V
- Temperature rating: – 5 deg C to +50 deg c under fixed conditions.
- Meets Flame retardant characteristics as per IEC60332 part 1 / BS4066 part 1
- Mutual capacitance between cores 250 pf / m max @ 1 khz and Core to Screen
400pF/m max @ 1kHz
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BS: 5308 Instrumentation cable Part 2 Type 1

No. of pairs x Number / Cable Nom Approx. Approx.
Nominal area of Nominal diameter type thickness of overall weight
conductor of wires insulation diameter
No. x sq. mm No. / mm Collectively screened mm mm Kg / km
2 x 0.5 1/0.8 -do- 0.5 10.3 150
2 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 0.5 12.0 100
2 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 0.75 12.8 190
2 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 1.0 12.8 200
2 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 1.5 14.7 250
5x 0.5 1/0.8 -do- 0.5 13.5 250
5 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 0.5 15.2 250
5 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 0.75 16.3 270
5 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 1.0 16.2 290
5 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 1.5 18.8 460
10 x 0.5 1/0.8 -do- 0.5 18.3 380
10 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 0.5 21.1 480
10 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 0.75 22.7 550
10 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 1.0 22.6 580
10 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 1.5 26.5 760
20 x 0.5 1/0.8 -do- 0.5 23.5 640
20 x 0.5 16/0.2 -do- 0.5 27.3 780
20 x 0.75 24/0.2 -do- 0.75 29.8 780
20 x 1.0 1/1.13 -do- 1.0 29.8 1010
20 x 1.5 7/0.53 -do- 1.5 34.4 1350