Designation Code for Telephone Cables, Jumper Wires & Stranded Hook-up Wires
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Basic Cable Type w/ additional information
A |
- |
Outdoor Cable |
AB |
- |
Outdoor Cable w/ lightning protection requirements |
AJ |
- |
Outdoor Cable w/ induction protection requirements |
G |
- |
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 |
- |
Styroflex |
5Y |
- |
PTFE |
6Y |
- |
FEP |
7Y |
- |
ETFE |
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Shielding
C |
- |
Shield of braided copper wires |
D |
- |
Copper shield, helically stranded |
F |
- |
Filling of cable conductor with petrol-jelly |
(K) |
- |
Shield of copper tape with PE-inner jacket |
(L) |
- |
Aluminum tape |
(ms) |
- |
Magnetic shield steel tape |
(St) |
- |
Shield of plastic coated metallic foil |
(Z) |
- |
High tensile steel wire braiding |
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Jacket Material
L |
- |
Smooth Aluminum jacket |
(L)2Y |
- |
Copolymer coated Aluminum moisture barrier jacket |
LD |
- |
Corrugated Aluminum jacket |
M |
- |
Lead jacket |
Mz |
- |
Lead alloy jacket |
W |
- |
Corrugated steel jacket |
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Protective Coating
Y |
- |
PVC jacket |
Yv |
- |
Reinforced protective PVC jacket |
Yw |
- |
PVC jacket, heat-resistant |
Yu |
- |
PVC flame resistant (non-flammable)
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2Y |
- |
PE jacket |
2Yv |
- |
Reinforced protective PE jacket |
E |
- |
Compound with embedded plastic tape |
C |
- |
Protective covering of jute and compound |
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Number of Stranding Elements
x1x |
- |
Single conductor |
x2x |
- |
Pair (double-conductor) |
x3x |
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Triple-conductor |
x4x |
- |
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 |
- |
Star quad for transmission f = 120 kHz
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St V |
- |
Star quad for transmission f = 550 kHz |
ST VI |
- |
Star quad for transmission f = 17 MHz |
DM |
- |
Dieselhorst-Martin quad |
TF |
- |
Carrier frequency star quad |
P |
- |
Twisted pair |
PiMF |
- |
Pair in metal foil |
ViMF |
- |
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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