Designation Code for Telephone Cables, Jumper Wires & Stranded Hook-up Wires
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Basic Cable Type w/ additional information
| A |
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Outdoor Cable |
| AB |
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Outdoor Cable w/ lightning protection requirements |
| AJ |
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Outdoor Cable w/ induction protection requirements |
| G |
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Mining Cable |
| I |
- |
Installation Cable |
| IE |
- |
Installation Cable for industrial electronics |
| IE-H |
- |
Installation Cable for industrial electronics, Halogen-free |
| S |
- |
Switchboard Cable |
| T |
- |
Distribution Cable |
| YV/Li... |
- |
Jumper Wires / Hook-up Wires |
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Insulation
| P |
- |
Dry Paper |
| Y |
- |
PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) |
| 2Y |
- |
PE (Polyethylene) |
| Q2Y |
- |
Foamed PE (cellular) |
| Q2YS |
- |
Foam-skin insulation |
| 3Y |
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Styroflex |
| 5Y |
- |
PTFE |
| 6Y |
- |
FEP |
| 7Y |
- |
ETFE |
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Shielding
| C |
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Shield of braided copper wires |
| D |
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Copper shield, helically stranded |
| F |
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Filling of cable conductor with petrol-jelly |
| (K) |
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Shield of copper tape with PE-inner jacket |
| (L) |
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Aluminum tape |
| (ms) |
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Magnetic shield steel tape |
| (St) |
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Shield of plastic coated metallic foil |
| (Z) |
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High tensile steel wire braiding |
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Jacket Material
| L |
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Smooth Aluminum jacket |
| (L)2Y |
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Copolymer coated Aluminum moisture barrier jacket |
| LD |
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Corrugated Aluminum jacket |
| M |
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Lead jacket |
| Mz |
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Lead alloy jacket |
| W |
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Corrugated steel jacket |
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Protective Coating
| Y |
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PVC jacket |
| Yv |
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Reinforced protective PVC jacket |
| Yw |
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PVC jacket, heat-resistant |
| Yu |
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PVC flame resistant (non-flammable)
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| 2Y |
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PE jacket |
| 2Yv |
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Reinforced protective PE jacket |
| E |
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Compound with embedded plastic tape |
| C |
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Protective covering of jute and compound |
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Number of Stranding Elements
| x1x |
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Single conductor |
| x2x |
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Pair (double-conductor) |
| x3x |
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Triple-conductor |
| x4x |
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Quad-conductor |
| x5x |
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Five-conductor |
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| Conductor Diameter in mm |
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Type of Stranding Components
| F |
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Star quad with phantom circuit in railway cables
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| S |
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Signal conductor in railway signal cable |
| StO |
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Star quad general |
| St |
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Star quad with phantom circuit for long distance |
| St I |
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Star quad without phantom circuit
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| St II |
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Star quad like St III, but with
increased capacitance unbalances
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| St III |
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Star quad in local (Subscriber) cable
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| St IV |
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Star quad for transmission f = 120 kHz
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| St V |
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Star quad for transmission f = 550 kHz |
| ST VI |
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Star quad for transmission f = 17 MHz |
| DM |
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Dieselhorst-Martin quad |
| TF |
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Carrier frequency star quad |
| P |
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Twisted pair |
| PiMF |
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Pair in metal foil |
| ViMF |
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Quad in metal foil |
| BdiMF |
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Unit in metal foil
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| Kx |
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Coaxial cable |
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Stranding Layout
| Lg |
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Layer stranding concentric |
| Bd |
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Unit stranding |
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Armoring Wire
| A |
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Layer of Aluminum-wires for inductive protection
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| b |
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Armoring |
| B |
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Armoring of steel band for inductive protection |
| 1B0.3 |
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1 layer steel tape, thickness 0.3 mm |
| 2B0.5 |
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2 layers steel tape, thickness 0.5 mm |
| D |
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Layer of copper wires for inductive protection |
| (T) |
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Strain bearing of steel wires for aerial cable
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