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1 WIRING &. CONNECTIVITY . SELECTION GUIDE. Buy this and more at CONTENTS. CONTENTS . INTRODUCTION 3. CABLE TYPES 3. APPROVALS AND STANDARDS 4. TECHNICAL REFERENCES 5. WORKING ENVIRONMENTS 10. EQUIPMENT WIRES 11. CONTROL CABLES 12. POWER CABLES 13. COMMUNICATION CABLES 14. CABLE ASSEMBLIES 15. RS PRO WIRING and Connectivty Selection Guide 2. Buy this and more at WIRING & CONNECTIVITY INTRODUCTION AND CABLE TYPES. INTRODUCTION. RS PRO offer you an extensive selection of cables, connectors and accessories for every WIRING and CONNECTIVITY application and environment. High quality, professionally approved products, and a wide choice make the RS PRO range the perfect solution for your every need. Cores Conductors Single, designed for the internal cabling of electrical and electronic equipment. Solid, suited to permanent and semi-permanent WIRING due to resistance to Used also for WIRING within machines and control panels.

2 Flexing when compared with stranded wire. Multi, designed for a variety of power and control applications including Stranded, best suited where frequent exing or vibration is more likely to occur. household appliances, tools and xed installations. Sheaths Screens Several options to meet all applications requirements. Screening protects a conductor from external interference or EMI and prevents PVC LSZH Low Smoke Zero Halogen radiation from the cable itself. Excellent insulating properties Preferred type for populated or Foiled, Braided, Foil-Braided, Shielded and Shielded-Foil Stable, robust, very durable enclosed areas Cost effective choice Used in trains, aircraft and shipping applications Rubber Suitable in areas of poor Ideal for outdoor and wet ventilation environments Withstands rough treatment EPR.

3 Abrasion proof Offers good weathering stability Heat resistant to 160 C. PTFE. Durable and long lasting Used in high temperature applications PET. Unaffected by most oils or fuels Moisture resistant and tough Certain types suitable for Good chemical resistance temperatures to 400 C Excellent mechanical, electrical and thermal properties PE (HDPE/LDPE). Used extensively in communication FEP. cabling Good weather resistance Excellent UV resistance Low flammability Good temperature stability RS PRO WIRING and Connectivty Selection Guide 3. Buy this and more at WIRING & CONNECTIVITY APPROVALS AND STANDARDS. RS PRO cables offering is manufactured according to relevant national, international, and industry standards that a cable must meet, and complies with a number of legislative and regulatory requirements.

4 APPROVALS AND STANDARDS EUROCLASS - AN EXPLANATION UKCA. BASEC: The British Approvals Service for CPR The construction Products Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking is a certification Cables in an independent testing and Regulation mark that indicates conformity with the applicable approvals body for cable and wire. BASEC requirements for products sold within Great Britain. What is CPR? certification ensures a product meets UKCA marking will only apply to products placed on the its claimed national and international The Construction Products Regulation (CPR). market in Great Britain. In Northern Ireland, CE marking standards. European legislation affecting products used in will continue to be recognised. fixed installations in buildings and construction. UL: A UL Listed cable or wire indicates that product samples have passed Is an assessment on how cables react in the safety requirements set by the safety event of fire.

5 Provides a common language and certification company, Underwriters Laboratories. UL is an internationally across Europe to aid purchasing decisions. HARMONISED REFERENCES. recognised standard. Assessed against European Standard EN. 50575:2018. The Harmonised reference system, commonly known as HAR, DEF STAN: A cable marked as meeting a Defence In effect for electrical cables since 1st July 2017. indicates products which conform to a European Harmonisation Standard (DEF STAN) will be of a high grade and high Standard as set out by CENELEC, the leading European specification for us by the MoD, specifically for aircraft Will continue to apply to the UK after 1st standardisation organisation. CENELEC is technologically neutral and military applications. January 2021. and aims to improve standards and quality across Europe, allowing Mil Spec: A cable or wire which complies with Mil Spec Importantly, CPR doesn't override any other the trade of common standard product.

6 (Military Specification) means it is approved for United national or international standards or attempt HAR cables have a designation code system conforming to the norms States military use. Mil Spec can also apply to products to harmonise building codes. Each European set out in harmonisation documents HD 361 and DIN VDE 0292. other than cables, such as connectors. country sets its own requirements over and RoHS: The Restriction of Hazardous above compliance. Substances Directive specifies maximum limits of certain hazardous Since 1st July 2017 the CPR covers all construction substances in electrical and cables to be used in fixed installations, sold in the TRIRATED. electronic products. Cable and wire EU. is included in this. The triple rating of Effected products are tested, given a Euroclass REACH: REACH is an acronym of Registration, rating in accordance with its Reaction to fire', a BS6231 (UK).

7 Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. declaration of performance is issued (DOP) and a CSA TEW (Canada). As a European regulation designed to protect human new CE mark is given on the packaging. UL style 1015, 1028 or 1283 (America). health from the risks posed by chemicals, REACH is Note: Fire resistant cables are excluded from CPR makes it compatible across many markets, for applications including applicable to cables and wires by the production and until the product standard for Resistance to Fire' high voltage WIRING within electrical cabinets, switchgear WIRING , use of chemicals in the sheath and other parts. is issued. rectifier equipment and motor starter circuitry. RS PRO WIRING and Connectivty Selection Guide 4. Buy this and more at WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES.

8 AWG vs mm2 AWG vs mm2 Continued CABLE CROSS OUTER CONDUCTOR CABLE CROSS OUTER CONDUCTOR. MAX CURRENT MAX CURRENT. AWG NUMBER SECTION IN DIAMETER RESISTANCE IN AWG NUMBER SECTION IN DIAMETER RESISTANCE IN. AMP AMP. MM2 MM OHM/KM MM2 MM OHM/KM. 1000 MCM 507 - 13 900 456 - 14 750 380 - 15 600 304 - 16 550 279 - 17 500 253 - 18 23 19 450 228 - 20 400 203 - 21 44 350 177 - 22 300 152 16 - 23 250 127 - 24 4/0 302. 25 111 3/0 85 239. 26 146 2/0 190. 27 176 0 150. 28 232 1 119. 29 282 2 94. 30 350 3 75. 31 446 4 60. 32 578 5 47. 33 710 6 37 34 899 7 30 35 1125 8 24 36 1426 9 19 37 1800 10 15 38 2255 11 12 39 2860 12 40 - - - RS PRO WIRING and Connectivty Selection Guide 5. Buy this and more at WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES. EU & UK US NEC. IEC Color Code for most of the European Union (UK from 2004).

9 United States National Electrical Code. IEC Code for most UK (New Code as Colour Code Colour Code Function UK (Old Code) Function of European Union per IEC) (for 120/ 208/240V) (for 277/480V). Three Phase Three Phase Line (L1) Line (L1). Three Phase Three Phase Line (L2) Line (L2). Three Phase Three Phase Line (L3) Line (L3). Neutral (N) Neutral (N). Protective Earth or Protective Earth or Ground (PE) Ground (PE). Single Phase Line Single Phase Line RS PRO WIRING and Connectivty Selection Guide 6. Buy this and more at WIRING & CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL REFERENCES. Designation code cables according to VDE 0281/0282. H 05 V V C4 F 4 G 1. Relationship to Standards 1 2 3 4 - 5 6 7 8 9 9. Cross-sectional Size H Harmonised Type (HAR). A Authorised National Standards 8. Protective Conductor 2. Nominal Voltage X without green/yellow core G with green/yellow core 01 100V.

10 03 300/300V. 05 300/500V. 07 450/750V. 7. Number of Cores 3. Insulating Materials 6. Conductor Form V PVC E PE. V2 PVC (90 C) R Natural or synthetic rubber U round, solid H fine stranded (highly fexible). V3 PVC cold-resistant S Silicon rubber R round, stranded Y tensil conductor B EPR-rubber (90 C) X XLPE K fine stranded, D fine stranded for welding cables G EVA Z LSOH -compound F fine stranded (flexibel cords) E fine stranded for welding cables (highly fexible). 4. Sheathing Materials V PVC N4 chloroprene rubber heat- resistant 5. Special Constructions V2 PVC (90 C) N8 chloroprene rubber (water-resistant) C concentric copper conductor V3 PVC cold-resistant J glass fibre braid C4 copper braided screen V4 PVC cross-linked T textil braid H flat , divisible cords V5 PVC oil-resistant T6 textil over each core H2 flat , non divisible cords R natural or synthetic rubber Q polyurethan (PUR) H6 flat , non divisible cords for elevators N chloroprene rubber Q4 polyamide H7 two-layer insulating jacket N2 chloroprene rubber for welding cables Z LSOH -compound H8 helical cord Power Cables mouse-pointer RS PRO WIRING and Connectivty Selection Guide 7.